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gogo

/ˈɡəʊɡəʊ/US/ˈɡoʊɡoʊ/

gogo noun: an elasticated hair band.

Noun (1)

gogo (plural gogos)

  1. An elasticated hair band.
    Synonyms:
    scrunchie, scrunchy

Noun (2)

gogo (plural gogos)

  1. (South Africa) Grandmother; elderly woman.
    • 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.2009, Debra Liebenow Daly, The Kingdom of Roses and Thorns, page 112

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Gogo

Gogo

  1. A Bantu language spoken in central Tanzania.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Gogo

Gogo

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Ghogha (“Indian town”).

Synonyms of gogo

Forms of gogo

pluralgogos

Origin of gogo

Borrowed from Zulu úgógo.

Questions about gogo

What does gogo mean?
Gogo means an elasticated hair band.
What part of speech is gogo?
Gogo can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce gogo?
Gogo is pronounced /ˈɡəʊɡəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of gogo?
The plural of gogo is gogos.

Words near gogo in the dictionary

  1. goggly
  2. gogl-mogl
  3. goglet
  4. goglets
  5. Gogmagog
  6. gogo
  7. Gogo-Yimidjir
  8. gogobera
  9. gogoberas
  10. gogol
  11. Gogolesque

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