Meaning & use
go-go boy
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Meaning
nouncountableinformal
A young man employed to dance for customers in a bar or nightclub, often wearing very little clothing.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a go-go boy' or 'two go-go boys'.
Patterns
- work as a go-go boy
- a go-go boy at a club
He worked as a go-go boy at a club in the city center to pay for college.
The bar was famous for its go-go boys and loud music.
She said her brother was a go-go boy for a few years before becoming a fitness trainer.
Word forms
| plural | go-go boys |
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Common combinations
- work as a go-go boy
- He worked as a go-go boy on weekends.
- go-go boy at a club
- The go-go boy at the club wore silver shorts.
- hire a go-go boy
- The manager decided to hire a go-go boy for the party.
Synonyms and how they differ
- male dancer
- A more general and neutral term; it does not necessarily suggest dancing in a bar or revealing clothes.
- exotic dancer
- A broader term for a dancer who performs in a sexually suggestive way; it can be used for any gender and is often more formal.
Commonly confused: go-go boy or go-go dancer?
go-go boy vs go-go dancer
A go-go dancer is usually a female dancer in a nightclub; a go-go boy specifically refers to a male dancer in that role.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'go-go boy' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A go-go boy is a person, a male dancer in a club, so it can be 'at the new nightclub downtown.' The other options treat it as an object you can buy, a fruit, or a vehicle, which is wrong.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “go-go boy”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.