Where does “goo-goo” come from?

goo-goo (English) comes from Tagalog gago, from Spanish gago, from Galician gago — stutterer; one who speaks nasally; stuttering.

goo-goo (English): A Philippine person; A government reformer;...

Definitions

  1. A Philippine person; A government reformer;...

Ancestry of “goo-goo”, step by step

goo-goo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog gago

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggagoignorant; foolish; stupid; contemptible; fool;...
2Spanishgagostutterer; stuttering
3Galiciangagostutterer; one who speaks nasally; stuttering

via English good government

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgood government—

Words derived from “goo-goo”

Every word from Galician gago →Every word from Spanish gago →Every word from Tagalog gago →