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high-go

high-go noun: a celebration; a party.

Noun

high-go

  1. (archaic, slang) A celebration; a party.
    • The last night they kept it up in great style, and were getting into a high-go, when the captain called us off to go aboard, for, it being south-easter season, he was afraid to remain on shore long; and it was well he did not, for that very night, we slipped our cables, as a crowner to our fun...1840, R[ichard] H[enry] D[ana], Jr., chapter XXVII, in Two Years before the Mast. […] (Harper’s Family Library; no. CVI), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers […], →OCLC

Questions about high-go

What does high-go mean?
High-go means a celebration; a party.
What part of speech is high-go?
High-go is a noun.

Words near high-go in the dictionary

  1. high-fructose maize syrup
  2. high-fructose maize syrups
  3. high-functioning
  4. high-functioning autism
  5. high-gloss
  6. high-go
  7. high-grade
  8. high-grown
  9. high-growth
  10. high-handed
  11. high-handedly

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