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from the getgo

from the getgo is the alternative form of from the get-go.

Meaning of from the get-go

Prepositional phrase

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.
    • I watched him closely from the get-go because I did not trust him.
    Synonyms:
    the word go, off the bat § Synonyms

Questions about from the getgo

What is from the getgo the alternative form of?
From the getgo is the alternative form of from the get-go.

Words near from the getgo in the dictionary

  1. from the face of the earth
  2. from the first
  3. from the gecko
  4. from the get
  5. from the get-go
  6. from the getgo
  7. from the git
  8. from the git-go
  9. from the ground up
  10. from the heart
  11. from the hip

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Adapted from Wiktionary: from the getgo (page history and authors); from the get-go (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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