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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: 'A Go Go #150999 11/25/05 08:54 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Well, chums, some say that go-go derived from the early 1960's slang expression "go" meaning popular, fashionable. Others that it derived from another slang expression meaning filled with power, energetic and vivacious. Still others think it sprang from the French phrase " à gogo" meaning abundant, plenty. Me, I think it had to do with Nancy Sinatra's boots. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted 'A Go Go Buffalo Shrdlu 11/25/05 02:21 AM Re: 'A Go Go themilum 11/25/05 03:19 AM Re: 'A Go Go Buffalo Shrdlu 11/25/05 03:22 AM Re: 'A Go Go themilum 11/25/05 04:29 AM Re: 'A Go Go Bingley 11/25/05 04:31 AM Re: 'A Go Go Buffalo Shrdlu 11/25/05 12:09 PM Re: 'A Go Go Faldage 11/25/05 12:24 PM Re: 'A Go Go Buffalo Shrdlu 11/25/05 01:10 PM Re: 'A Go Go AnnaStrophic 11/25/05 01:20 PM Re: 'A Go Go Buffalo Shrdlu 11/25/05 01:30 PM Re: 'A Go Go tsuwm 11/25/05 05:18 PM Re: 'A Go Go Buffalo Shrdlu 11/25/05 07:20 PM Re: 'A Go Go Father Steve 11/25/05 08:54 PM Re: 'A Go Go Buffalo Shrdlu 11/25/05 09:48 PM Re: 'A Go Go AnnaStrophic 11/26/05 01:51 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,361 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 755 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,557 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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