from the getgo

A form of from the get-go — From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.

Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. alternativeAlternative form of from the get-go.

    This whole Russia election conspiracy has been an insane conspiracy theory from the getgo.

    2017 July 14, Marie Tae McDermott, quoting Richie McLaughlin, “'I’m at a Loss For Words’: Readers React to [Donald] Trump Jr.’s Russian Meeting”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2017
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    The Norwegian time-trial champion [Edvald Boasson Hagen], who had been a doubt for the Tour after suffering a bout of shingles ahead of the race, won the longest stage of this year's race after the stage contenders reeled in, one-by-one, the five-man breakaway that formed from the getgo just outside Dinan.

    2011 July 7, John MacLeary, “Tour de France 2011, stage six: as it happened”, in Tony Gallagher, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2024

    He [Jeffrey Lichtman] noted that prosecutors could from the getgo have charged Caban with a Class D felony that would have carried a possible sentence of seven years behind bars, instead of a misdemeanor.

    2024 April 2, Kyle Schnitzer, “Construction worker who sucker-punched disabled NYC man inside elevator blames attack on diabetes — and could skirt jail time”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2024
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APA

from the getgo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20the%20getgo

MLA

“from the getgo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20the%20getgo. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “from the getgo,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20the%20getgo.

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