gaga en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɑːɡə/
- /ˈɡɑːɡɑː/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from French gaga.
Meanings
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(informal) Mentally senile.
The elderly patients in the hospital were going gaga.
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(informal) Crazy.
'They're just making it look as if all their big shots were gaga. God knows how they're going to unscramble the whole business.'
1953, Ian Fleming, “The White Tent”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 138:Should he lose it once and for all, he and Kathleen would need lots of money. Also, he had said to me, you could be gaga in a tenured chair at Princeton, and would anybody notice?
1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift, Viking, page ??:You might go gaga if you stare at this screen too long.
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(informal) Infatuated.
The girls were going gaga over the handsome new boy who joined the class.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most gaga | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more gaga | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Descendants
Translations (68)
pt gagá (senile) · fi hullu (infatuated) · ka ჭკუაზე შეშლილი (crazy) · fr neuneu (crazy) · bg изкуфял (senile) · ka გაგიჟებული (infatuated) · ru дря́хлый (senile) · la senīlis (senile) · fi vanhuudenhöperö (senile) · es gc-gc (senile) · tl baliw (crazy) · sv gaggig (senile) · pt pirado (crazy) · cmn 疯疯癫癫的 (crazy) · ru спя́тивший (crazy) · fr zinzin (senile) · no gal (crazy) · fi pöpi (senile) · fi hullu (crazy) · es pirado (crazy) · ru шизану́тый (crazy) · it pazzo (crazy) · fi pöpi (crazy) · la insanus (crazy) · de plemplem (crazy) · de verknallt (infatuated) · es enamorado (infatuated) · ru очаро́ванный (infatuated) · de senil (senile) · la īnfatuātus (infatuated) · ru рехну́вшийся (crazy) · pt tantã (crazy) · es trastornado (crazy) · ru сумасше́дший (crazy) · fr gâteux (senile) · fr gaga (crazy) · ka გიჟი (crazy) · fr gaga (senile) · de gaga (crazy) · pt caduco (senile) · fr gaga (infatuated) · cs zblázněný (infatuated) · fi hullu (senile) · ka მოხიბლული (infatuated) · ca boig (crazy) · de verrückt (crazy) · ka მოხუცი (senile) · ru чо́кнутый (crazy) · cmn 狂热的 (infatuated) · pt biruta (crazy) · cmn 狂热的 (crazy) · cmn 老糊涂 (senile) · cs poblázněný (infatuated) · ru сени́льный (senile) · de bekloppt (crazy) · hil buang (crazy) · ru ста́рческий (senile) · es loco (crazy) · fr zinzin (crazy) · ru обалде́вший (infatuated) · pt lelé (crazy) · pt abilolado (crazy) · cs senilní (senile) · ru слабоу́мный (crazy) · de tüdelig (senile) · fr neuneu (senile) · ru вы́живший из ума́ (crazy) · es cucú (senile)