Phrase guide

goo goo ga ga

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɡuː ɡuː ˈɡɑː ɡɑː/
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intj

Meaning 1

Onomatopoeic imitation of the sound of a baby who has not yet learned to speak.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: childish

Examples

  • 2005, Mort Walker, Conversations, Jason Whiton ed. http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN1578067006&id=AAh66NT6WsgC&pg=PA136&lpg=PA136&sig=_N8Z0cIlWYHTC8TXZoXDddvtg_g But I had read something by Sinclair Lewis many years ago, and there was one page where some guy was looking down in the baby carriage going ‘Goo goo ga ga’ and the baby was thinking adult thoughts like ‘Ah, the stupid guy. What’s the matter, can’t he talk straight?’

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare goo-goo and ga-ga.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 咿呀 (yīyā) — imitation of the sound of a baby
  • Chinese Mandarin: 咿咿呀呀 (yīyīyāyā) — imitation of the sound of a baby
  • Chinese Mandarin: 咕咕嘎嘎 (gūgūgāgā) — imitation of the sound of a baby
  • Polish: gugu gaga — imitation of the sound of a baby
  • Portuguese: gugu-dadá — imitation of the sound of a baby
  • Russian: агу́-ага́ (agú-agá) — imitation of the sound of a baby
  • Vietnamese: bi ba bi bô — imitation of the sound of a baby