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{{also|gogó|go-go|à gogo}}
{{also|Gogo|gogó|go-go}}
==English==
==English==
{{was wotd|2016|March|8}}
{{was wotd|2016|March|8}}

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===Pronunciation===
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈɡəʊɡəʊ/|a=UK}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɡoʊɡoʊ/|a=US}}<!--applies to both "hairband" and "grandmother"-->
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* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gogo.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|əʊɡəʊ|q1=UK|oʊɡoʊ|q2=US|s=2}}


===Etymology 1===
===Etymology 1===
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{{rfe|en}}

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====Pronunciation====
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈɡəʊɡəʊ/}}
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** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gogo.wav|Audio (UK)}}


====Noun====
====Noun====
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===Etymology 2===
===Etymology 2===
{{etyl|zu|en}} {{m|zu|ugogo}}.
From {{bor|en|zu|ugogo}}.

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====Pronunciation====
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{{rfp|en}}


====Noun====
====Noun====
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# {{lb|en|South Africa}} [[grandmother|Grandmother]]; [[elderly]] [[woman]].
# {{lb|en|South Africa}} [[grandmother|Grandmother]]; [[elderly]] [[woman]].
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2009|author=Debra Liebenow Daly|title=The Kingdom of Roses and Thorns|page=112|passage=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.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2009|author=Debra Liebenow Daly|title=The Kingdom of Roses and Thorns|page=112|passage=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.}}

===See also===
* {{l|en|à gogo}}


===Anagrams===
===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=ggoo|GOOG|goog}}
* {{anagrams|en|a=ggoo|GOOG|goog}}


[[Category:en:Headwear]]
{{C|en|Headwear}}

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==Basque==
==Basque==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Of native origin, probably a reduplicated form of an ancient root.
Of native origin, probably a reduplicated form of an ancient root.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
{{eu-pr|+<audio:LL-Q8752 (eus)-Xabier Cañas-gogo.wav>}}
{{eu-IPA}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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* {{R:EH}}
* {{R:EH}}
* {{R:OEH}}
* {{R:OEH}}

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==Chichewa==
==Chichewa==
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{{topics|ny|Family}}
{{topics|ny|Family}}

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==Fanagalo==
==Fanagalo==
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# [[grandmother]]
# [[grandmother]]

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==French==
==French==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Name of a character in [[w:Frédérick Lemaître|Frédérick Lemaître]]’s play “Robert Macaire”.
Name of a character in {{w|Frédérick Lemaître}}’s play “Robert Macaire”.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-Ltrlg-gogo.wav|Audio}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-Ltrlg-gogo.wav}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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===Further reading===
===Further reading===
* {{R:TLFi}}
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

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==Japanese==
==Japanese==
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# {{ja-romanization of|ごご}}
# {{ja-romanization of|ごご}}

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==Samoan==
==Samoan==
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# [[tern]]; [[noddy]]
# [[tern]]; [[noddy]]


[[Category:sm:Birds]]
{{C|sm|Birds}}

==Sranan Tongo==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|srn|g'go}}
* {{l|srn|ggo}}

===Etymology===
Probably from {{der|srn|ee|agɔgó||buttock}}, {{der|srn|fon|gògó||buttock}}.<ref>{{cite-book|author=Norval Smith|chapter=A preliminary list of probable Gbe lexical items in the Surinam Creoles|editors={{w|lang=nl|Pieter Muysken|P. Muysken}}, N. Smith|title= Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund|location=Berlin|publisher=De Gruyter Mouton|year=2009|page=467|isbn=9783110343854}}.</ref>

===Noun===
{{head|srn|noun}}

# {{lb|srn|vulgar}} {{l|en|ass}}, {{l|en|buttocks}}
#* {{quote-song
|srn
|year=2003
|author=w:nl:Aptijt
|album=Boeke
|title= Boeke (Radio Versie)
|text=Saka nanga a '''gogo''' / dan wi e lolo nanga a baka |t=Lower the '''ass''' / then we roll the back}}
# {{lb|srn|vulgar}} {{l|en|anus}}

===References===
<references/>

==Swahili==

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===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|sw|Sw-ke-gogo.flac|a=Kenya}}

===Noun===
{{sw-noun|ma}}


# [[log]] {{gl|piece of wood}}
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==Swazi==
==Swazi==

Latest revision as of 06:44, 7 November 2024

See also: Gogo, gogó, and go-go

English

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WOTD – 8 March 2016

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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gogo (plural gogos)

  1. An elasticated hair band.
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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From Zulu ugogo.

Noun

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gogo (plural gogos)

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

See also

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Anagrams

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Basque

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Etymology

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Of native origin, probably a reduplicated form of an ancient root.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡoɡo/ [ɡo.ɣ̞o]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɡo
  • Hyphenation: go‧go

Noun

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gogo inan

  1. mind, consciousness
  2. soul, spirit
  3. memory
  4. thought, idea

Declension

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Declension of gogo (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive gogo gogoa gogoak
ergative gogok gogoak gogoek
dative gogori gogoari gogoei
genitive gogoren gogoaren gogoen
comitative gogorekin gogoarekin gogoekin
causative gogorengatik gogoarengatik gogoengatik
benefactive gogorentzat gogoarentzat gogoentzat
instrumental gogoz gogoaz gogoez
inessive gogotan gogoan gogoetan
locative gogotako gogoko gogoetako
allative gogotara gogora gogoetara
terminative gogotaraino gogoraino gogoetaraino
directive gogotarantz gogorantz gogoetarantz
destinative gogotarako gogorako gogoetarako
ablative gogotatik gogotik gogoetatik
partitive gogorik — —
prolative gogotzat — —

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Further reading

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Chichewa

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Etymology

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Likely from a Nguni language; compare Zulu ugogo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡó.ɡo/, /ˈɡo.ɡo/

Noun

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gógo class 1a (plural agógo class 2) or gogo class 1a (plural agogo class 2)

  1. grandparent (grandfather or grandmother)

Fanagalo

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Etymology

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From Zulu ugogo.

Noun

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gogo

  1. grandmother

French

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Etymology

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Name of a character in Frédérick Lemaître’s play “Robert Macaire”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gogo m (plural gogos)

  1. dupe

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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gogo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ごご

Samoan

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Noun

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gogo

  1. tern; noddy

Sranan Tongo

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably from Ewe agɔgó (“buttock”), Fon gògó (“buttock”).[1]

Noun

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gogo

  1. (vulgar) ass, buttocks
    • 2003, Aptijt (lyrics and music), “Boeke (Radio Versie)”, in Boeke:
      Saka nanga a gogo / dan wi e lolo nanga a baka
      Lower the ass / then we roll the back
  2. (vulgar) anus

References

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  1. ^ Norval Smith (2009) “A preliminary list of probable Gbe lexical items in the Surinam Creoles”, in P. Muysken, N. Smith, editors, Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 467.

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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gogo (ma class, plural magogo)

  1. log (piece of wood)

Swazi

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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gógo class 1a (plural bógógo class 2a)

  1. grandmother

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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