# go-ahead

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Approval, agreement, or instruction to begin or proceed.
2. A flip-flop (footwear).

## Etymology
Deverbal from go ahead.
As a name for footwear, from the fact that one can't easily step backwards wearing them.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/go-ahead