noun
gogo
GOH-goh
noun
1
A stretchy fabric band used to tie back or bunch up hair.
"She wrapped a gogo twice around her ponytail before the game."
2
An informal word for grandmother or an elderly woman, used mainly in southern African English.
"The children ran to greet their gogo at the gate."
How to Use Gogo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDepending on context: either a stretchy hair tie, or (in southern African English) an affectionate word for grandmother.
When to use it
The "grandmother" sense is regional to southern Africa and carries warm, familiar tone.
Word Forms
gogos plural, gogos plural
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Etymology
The "grandmother" sense comes from Zulu ugogo, meaning grandmother; the hair-band sense is a separate, unrelated use of the same spelling.