go-go
Of or relating to this style of musicOf or relating to this style of music.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Of or relating to this style of music.
(not comparable)Of or relating to the style of music played at discotheques.
(not comparable)Fast and lively.
Origin
1964, US, partly from Whisky a Go Go, an influential American nightclub (in turn from Fren1964, US, partly from Whisky a Go Go, an influential American nightclub (in turn from French à gogo (“abundant”)), partly by reduplication of go, from 1962 slang the go (“the rage, fashionable”), from sense the go (“in motion”) as in on the go.
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