get-go

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get-go

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

noun getgo · git-go

colloquial The beginning.
Similar: go-off

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"get-go." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/get-go. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"get-go." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/get-go.

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@misc{get_go_2026,
  title = {get-go},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/get-go},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}