51³Ô¹Ï of the Day
à gogo
[ uh goh-goh ]
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adverb
as much as you like; to your heart's content; galore
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Why Dictionary.com chose à gogo
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- First recorded in 1960–65; from French.
- Of obscure origin; perhaps related to Old French gogue, meaning “fun, jest.”
EXAMPLES OF À GOGO
- His writing style was all drama, with metaphors and adjectives à gogo.
- After the rain, there were mushrooms à gogo in the forest.
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Why Dictionary.com chose pandurate
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- First recorded in 1765–75.
- Combines the Latin ±è²¹²Ô»åÅ«°ù²¹, meaning “an ancient stringed instrument,” + -²¹³Ù±ð¹.
- 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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Why Dictionary.com chose jibe
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- First recorded in 1805–15.
- Of obscure origin; possibly related to ³¦³ó¾±³¾±ð¹, “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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