gogo
/ˈɡoʊɡoʊ/noun
gogo is a noun meaning “An elasticated hair band” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled G-O-G-O and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 2 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of gogo is gogos.
What does gogo mean?
noun
- 1
An elasticated hair band.
- 2
Grandmother; elderly woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce gogo?
- UK /ˈɡəʊɡəʊ/
- US /ˈɡoʊɡoʊ/
Gogo has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gogo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gogo
- gogos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is gogo?
Gogo appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Words people confuse with gogo
Also written: go-go (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Where does gogo come from?
Borrowed from Zulu úgógo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).