"ga-ga" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more ga-ga [comparative], most ga-ga [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} ga-ga (comparative more ga-ga, superlative most ga-ga)
  1. Alternative spelling of gaga (“senile”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gaga (extra: senile)
    Sense id: en-ga-ga-en-adj-135I6PAZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} ga-ga
  1. (onomatopoeia) The noise of a baby trying to imitate speech. Tags: onomatopoeic Derived forms: goo goo ga ga Translations (noise of a baby trying to imitate speech): bi bô (Vietnamese), bập bẹ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-ga-ga-en-intj-rhKPQ7Gu Categories (other): English onomatopoeias
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Etymology: Hebrew גע-גע, reduplicated form of Hebrew גע (“touch”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|גע-גע}} Hebrew גע-גע, {{der|en|he|גע||touch}} Hebrew גע (“touch”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ga-ga (uncountable)
  1. A variant of dodgeball played inside a fenced area, usually a hexagon or octagon. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Ball games
    Sense id: en-ga-ga-en-noun-X7jrhdAd Disambiguation of Ball games: 18 10 71 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 25 64 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 29 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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