"gogo" meaning in English

See gogo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡəʊɡəʊ/ [UK], /ˈɡoʊɡoʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gogo.wav Forms: gogos [plural]
Rhymes: (UK) -əʊɡəʊ, (US) -oʊɡoʊ Head templates: {{en-noun}} gogo (plural gogos)
  1. An elasticated hair band. Categories (topical): Headwear Synonyms: scrunchie, scrunchy
    Sense id: en-gogo-en-noun-eW~svMh6 Disambiguation of Headwear: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with tab characters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 2 2 2 2 59 32 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 1 63 32 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with tab characters: 2 2 2 2 58 32 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡəʊɡəʊ/ [UK], /ˈɡoʊɡoʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gogo.wav Forms: gogos [plural]
Rhymes: (UK) -əʊɡəʊ, (US) -oʊɡoʊ Etymology: From Zulu ugogo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zu|ugogo}} Zulu ugogo Head templates: {{en-noun}} gogo (plural gogos)
  1. (South Africa) Grandmother; elderly woman. Tags: South-Africa Related terms: à gogo
    Sense id: en-gogo-en-noun-zSrGgV9N Categories (other): South African English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "66 34",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 2 2 59 32 2 2",
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          "_dis": "1 1 1 1 63 32 1 1",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 2 2 58 32 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with tab characters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Headwear",
          "orig": "en:Headwear",
          "parents": [
            "Clothing",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An elasticated hair band."
      ],
      "id": "en-gogo-en-noun-eW~svMh6",
      "links": [
        [
          "elasticated",
          "elasticated"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "scrunchie"
        },
        {
          "word": "scrunchy"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡəʊɡəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡoʊɡoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(UK) -əʊɡəʊ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(US) -oʊɡoʊ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gogo"
}

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    }
  ],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2009, Debra Liebenow Daly, The Kingdom of Roses and Thorns, page 112:",
          "text": "On the weekdays she and Bawinde worked for the South Africans, but as the weekend approached Elizabeth was anxious to get home to see if James had come to visit his gogo in the village.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Grandmother; elderly woman."
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        [
          "Grandmother",
          "grandmother"
        ],
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          "elderly",
          "elderly"
        ],
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          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
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        "(South Africa) Grandmother; elderly woman."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "à gogo"
        }
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡəʊɡəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡoʊɡoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "(UK) -əʊɡəʊ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(US) -oʊɡoʊ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gogo"
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with tab characters",
    "Rhymes:English/oʊɡoʊ",
    "Rhymes:English/oʊɡoʊ/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊɡəʊ",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊɡəʊ/2 syllables",
    "en:Headwear"
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        "An elasticated hair band."
      ],
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          "elasticated",
          "elasticated"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡoʊɡoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "(UK) -əʊɡəʊ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(US) -oʊɡoʊ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "scrunchie"
    },
    {
      "word": "scrunchy"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gogo"
}

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    "Pages with 10 entries",
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    "Pages with tab characters",
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    "Rhymes:English/oʊɡoʊ/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊɡəʊ",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊɡəʊ/2 syllables",
    "en:Headwear"
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Grandmother; elderly woman."
      ],
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          "Grandmother",
          "grandmother"
        ],
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          "elderly",
          "elderly"
        ],
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          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
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        "(South Africa) Grandmother; elderly woman."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "South-Africa"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡəʊɡəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡoʊɡoʊ/",
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        "US"
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    },
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      "rhymes": "(UK) -əʊɡəʊ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(US) -oʊɡoʊ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gogo"
}

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