gogo

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UK/ˈɡəʊɡəʊ/US/ˈɡoʊɡoʊ/

noun

An elasticated hair band.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

gogo1

noungogo (plural gogos)

plural gogos

  1. An elasticated hair band.

    Synonyms: scrunchie, scrunchy

gogo2

noungogo (plural gogos)

plural gogos

  1. South AfricaGrandmother; elderly woman.

    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.

    2009, Debra Liebenow Daly, The Kingdom of Roses and Thorns, page 112

Gogo3

proper noun
  1. A Bantu language spoken in central Tanzania.
proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Ghogha (“Indian town”).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn elasticated hair band.

Origin

  1. Zuluúgógo
  2. Zuluúgógo
  3. Englishgogo

Borrowed from Zulu úgógo.

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Cite this entry
APA

gogo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gogo

MLA

“gogo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gogo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gogo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gogo.

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