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• all agog — Meaning Excited. Origin From the French en gogues = in mirth …   Meaning and origin of phrases

• Agog — A*gog , a. & adv. [Cf. F. gogue fun, perhaps of Celtic origin.] In eager desire; eager; astir. [1913 Webster] All agog to dash through thick and thin. Cowper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• agog — /əˈgɒg / (say uh gog) adjective 1. in a state of wonder and amazement; astonished: they were agog to learn of her remarkable success. 2. in an anticipatory state of interest; eager. 3. in a state of excited interest: *Buddlecombe was all a… …  

• agog — adj. agog over; with (she was all agog over her new granddaughter) * * * [ə gɒg] with (she was all over her new granddaughter) agog over …   Combinatory dictionary

• agog — adjective (not before noun) very interested, excited, and surprised, especially at something you are experiencing for the first time: (be all) agog (at): We were all agog at the sights of New York …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• agog — Synonyms and related words: advertent, agape, aghast, alacritous, alert, all agog, all ears, all eyes, amazed, animated, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, anxious, aquiver, ardent, aroused, assiduous, astonished, astounded, at …   Moby Thesaurus

• agog — adjective Etymology: Middle French en gogues in mirth Date: 1559 full of intense interest or excitement ; eager < kids all agog over new toys > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• agog — adverb tell us what happened we re all agog! Syn: eager, excited, impatient, keen, anxious, avid, in suspense, on tenterhooks, on the edge of one s seat, on pins and needles, waiting with bated breath …   Thesaurus of popular words

• agog — a|gog [əˈgɔg US əˈga:g] adj [not before noun] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: en gogues in enjoyment, laughing ] very excited about something and wanting to find out more ▪ I ve been agog all afternoon, waiting for the next part of your… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• agog — [15] Agog probably comes from Old French gogue ‘merriment’. It was used in the phrase en gogue, meaning ‘enjoying oneself’ (Randle Cotgrave, in his Dictionarie of the French and English tongues 1611, defines estre en ses gogues as ‘to be frolicke …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• agog — [15] Agog probably comes from Old French gogue ‘merriment’. It was used in the phrase en gogue, meaning ‘enjoying oneself’ (Randle Cotgrave, in his Dictionarie of the French and English tongues 1611, defines estre en ses gogues …   Word origins