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ga·ga  (gä)
adj. Informal
1. Silly; crazy.
2. Completely absorbed, infatuated, or excited: They were gaga over the rock group's new album.
3. Senile; doddering.

[French, old fool, gaga, of imitative origin.]

gaga [ˈgɑːgɑː]
adj Informal
1. senile; doting
2. slightly crazy
[from French, of imitative origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.gaga - mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail"
old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"
2.gaga - intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
enthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"
Translations
gaga [ˈgɑːˈgɑː] ADJgagá, lelo, chocho
to go gaga; be going gaga (= senile) → chochear; (= ecstatic) → caérsele a algn la baba
gaga [ˈgɑːgɑː] adj
to go gaga → devenir gaga > or gâteux/euse
gagging order ninterdiction f de divulgation
gaga
adj (Brit inf) → plemplem (inf), → meschugge (inf); old personverkalkt (inf); to go gaga (= go senile)verkalken (inf)
gaga [ˈgɑːgɑː] adj (fam) to go gagarimbambire
gaga [ˈgɑːgɑː] adj (fam) to go gagarimbambire


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