"gogo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡəʊɡəʊ/ [UK], /ˈɡoʊɡoʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gogo.wav [Southern-England] 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: 62 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡəʊɡəʊ/ [UK], /ˈɡoʊɡoʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gogo.wav [Southern-England] Forms: gogos [plural]
Rhymes: (UK) -əʊɡəʊ, (US) -oʊɡoʊ Etymology: 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, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "An elasticated hair band."
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        },
        {
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    },
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