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little go

little go noun: a type of illegal private lottery.

Noun

little go (plural little gos or little goes)

  1. (historical) A type of illegal private lottery.
  2. (UK, historical, university slang) The first examination for a BA degree at Oxford or Cambridge universities; responsions.
    • He gave a reluctant couple of hours in the afternoon to the mysteries of Little-go Greek, and for the rest of his time he was either working at mathematics and mathematical physics or experimenting in a little upstairs room that had been carved out of the general space of the barn.1916, HG Wells, Mr Britling Sees it Through, London: Hogarth Press, published 1985, page 209
  3. (slang) Any minor or preliminary activity.

Synonyms of little go

Forms of little go

plurallittle gos
plurallittle goes
alternative formlittle-go

Questions about little go

What does little go mean?
Little go means a type of illegal private lottery.
What part of speech is little go?
Little go is a noun.
What is the plural of little go?
The plural of little go is little gos.

Words near little go in the dictionary

  1. little girl's rooms
  2. little girls
  3. little girls room
  4. little girls' room
  5. little girls' rooms
  6. little go
  7. little goes
  8. little gos
  9. Little Grass Valley
  10. little grebe
  11. little grebes

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