Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get-go

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.84 in modern English

Syllables
get--go
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The beginning.

Colloquial

Etymology

From get + go. First use appears in 1960 as part of the phrase from the get-go in the publication Baltimore Afro-American.

Usage

Inflected Forms

getgo (alternative) git-go (alternative)

Phrases

the get-go

Synonyms

go-off beginning commencement first outset start kickoff starting time showtime offset

Questions

What does get-go mean?
The beginning.
Where does get-go come from?
From get + go. First use appears in 1960 as part of the phrase from the get-go in the publication Baltimore Afro-American.

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