Meanings
- informalAn expression of encouragement, chiefly for a girl or woman.
You go, girl! Your life is an open road.
1999, Cameron Tuttle, The Bad Girl's Guide to the Open Road, page 73 more examples
You've made it this far not because you're Michael Jackson's sister, but because you're Janet Jackson; a woman who knows where she wants to go and what bus to take. You go, girl!
1993 November, Ebony, volume 49, number 1, page 16[RACHEL:] No, see this isn't about the movie theatre, this is about you stealing my wind. [MONICA:] You go girl. I can't pull that off can I?
1996 March 28, Michael Curtis, Gregory S. Malins, “The One Where Eddie Won't Go”, in Friends, season 2, episode 19"You go, girl!" has become a sort of affirmation anthem for African American women. Elaine Lee takes it back to its literal roots, imploring her sisters (whom she laments as having been "reluctant travelers far too long") to hit the road and see the world.
1997, Pathfinders Travel: The Travel Magazine for People of Color
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