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脿 gogo
[ uh goh-goh ]
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adverb
as much as you like; to your heart's content; galore
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- First recorded in 1960鈥�65; from French.
- Of obscure origin; perhaps related to Old French gogue, meaning “fun, jest.”
EXAMPLES OF 脌 GOGO
- His writing style was all drama, with metaphors and adjectives 脿 gogo.
- After the rain, there were mushrooms 脿 gogo in the forest.
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- First recorded in 1765鈥�75.
- Combines the Latin 辫补苍诲奴谤补, meaning “an ancient stringed instrument,” + -补迟别鹿.
- Distantly related to the word mandolin.
EXAMPLES OF PANDURATE
- The fiddle-leaf fig is named after its pandurate foliage.
- A pandurate leaf is wide on both ends and narrow in the middle, like the shape of a violin.
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- First recorded in 1805鈥�15.
- Of obscure origin; possibly related to 肠丑颈尘别鹿, “to harmonize.”
EXAMPLES OF JIBE
- The facts in the case jibe with the testimony given by the eyewitness.
- The quarterback’s strategy did not jibe with the coach’s vision for the team.
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