1
a
: employed to entertain in a disco
go-go dancers
b
: of, relating to, or being a disco or the music or dances performed there
2
: marked by spirited or aggressive action
go-go baseball
3
a
: relating to or dealing in popular often speculative investment expected to yield high returns
go-go mutual funds
b
: relating to, involved in, or marked by business growth and prosperity and aggressive efforts to turn a quick profit
go-go bankers and entrepreneurs … who put together the megabuck deals—
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All told, this would amount to just a sliver of Mr. Geffen’s total wealth, though it could still be considered quite a payday for the former fitness instructor who, reportedly, also spent time as a go-go dancer in Miami.
—Legal Entertainment, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Hollywood mogul David Geffen, 82, won’t have to part with much of his $9 billion fortune in his divorce in California from David Armstrong, a handsome 32-year-old former go-go dancer.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
The entertainment mogul, 82, tied the knot with Michaels, a former go-go dancer whose real name is David Armstrong, 32, in 2023 in a private Beverly Hills ceremony.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
That and his performances as a go-go boy and in drag at legendary venues like Palladium and Pyramid Club.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 8 May 2025
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Legal Entertainment, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Hollywood mogul David Geffen, 82, won’t have to part with much of his $9 billion fortune in his divorce in California from David Armstrong, a handsome 32-year-old former go-go dancer.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
The entertainment mogul, 82, tied the knot with Michaels, a former go-go dancer whose real name is David Armstrong, 32, in 2023 in a private Beverly Hills ceremony.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
That and his performances as a go-go boy and in drag at legendary venues like Palladium and Pyramid Club.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for go-go
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“Go-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-go. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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