go there

verb

To discuss a subject that is usually avoided as taboo or controversial.

Meanings

verbgo there (third-person singular simple present goes there, present participle going there, simple past went there, past participle gone there)

present singular third person goes there · participle present going there · past went there · participle past gone there

  1. informalTo discuss a subject that is usually avoided as taboo or controversial.

    LOUISE: Okay, enough with the "tricycle" stuff! LADY IN VAN: Why don't you wanna talk about it? Because you're too old to be riding one? LOUISE: (laughs) Okay... TINA: Whoa. LADY IN VAN: That's right: I went there, with a child.

    2018, Bob's Burgers (TV series), "As I Walk Through the Alley of the Shadow of Ramps" (episode)
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go there,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20there.

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