goo-goo
English
Etymology 1
Possibly from the Tagalog gugus, "tutelary spirit." Adapted as an ethnic slur by American troops during the Filipino-American War.
Alternative forms
- gugu
Noun
goo-goo (plural goo-goos)
- (derogatory) A Philippine person.
Etymology 2
From good government.
Alternative forms
- Goo-Goo
Noun
goo-goo (plural goo-goos)
- (US, politics, derogatory) A government reformer.
- 1912, December 4, Voters, Aroused, Rout Goo-Goo Gangsters:
- Stinging Rebuke Administered to Bald Attempt to Grab City; Goo-Goo Clique Swept Off Their Feet by Landslide Against Municipal Freak
- 1993, December 7, “Mike Royko”, in Pass the pablums, it's goo-goo time, page 13:
- Some goo-goos are so relentless in their pursuit of goo-gooism that they become a public menace.
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