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gogo en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡoʊɡoʊ/ (US)
  • /ˈɡəʊɡəʊ/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. An elasticated hair band.

Forms

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Synonyms

scrunchy · scrunchie

gogo en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡoʊɡoʊ/ (US)
  • /ˈɡəʊɡəʊ/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu úgógo.

Meanings

  1. (South-Africa) Grandmother; 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:

Forms

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Relateds

à gogo