get-go

noun

ˈgit-ˌgō How to pronounce get-go (audio)
ˈget-
variants or less commonly git-go
: the very beginning
used in the phrase from the get-go
didn't like me from the get-go

Examples of get-go in a Sentence

from the get-go, their relationship was tumultuous and doomed to fail
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Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of get-go was in 1962

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“Get-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get-go. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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