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GAGA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gaga mean? 

GAGA (adjective)
  The adjective GAGA has 2 senses:

1. mentally or physically infirm with ageplay

2. intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied withplay

  Familiarity information: GAGA used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GAGA (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Mentally or physically infirm with age

Synonyms:

doddering; doddery; gaga; senile

Context example:

his mother was doddering and frail

Similar:

old ((used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with

Synonyms:

crazy; dotty; gaga; wild

Context example:

gaga over the rock group's new album

Similar:

enthusiastic (having or showing great excitement and interest)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)


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