gaga
Mad about someone
Gaga describes a state of excessive enthusiasm or infatuation, often to the point of seeming foolish: She went gaga over the new puppy.
It can also mean mentally confused or senile, especially when describing elderly people, though this use carries dismissive overtones.
The word has a playful, slightly mocking quality in both senses. (Capitalized Gaga typically refers to the performer Lady Gaga.)
Chronic cognitive impairment
- dotageAge-related mental weakness
- forgetfulFailing to retain information
- confusedUnable to understand
- feeblemindedOf weak intellect
elderly · aged · decline · Alzheimer's · impaired · disoriented · cognitive · deterioration
Powerfully attracted to someone
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- besottedIntoxicated by love or drink
- lovestruckOverwhelmed by romantic attraction
- moonstruckMentally addled by infatuation
captivated · charmed · bewitched · enthralled · swooning · amorous · ardent · fond
Overly zealous person
- zealousPassionately eager and active
- avidIntensely enthusiastic
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
passionate · ardent · fixated · monomaniacal · compulsive · hooked · immersed · engrossed
Infantile vocal repetition
Shocked into speechlessness
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
- confusedUnable to understand
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- groggyWeak and unsteady
woozy · foggy · stupefied · spacey · zoned-out · unfocused · befuddled · addled
Idiosyncratically unusual
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
- zanyAmusingly absurd
idiosyncratic · offbeat · kooky · flamboyant · theatrical · campy · outrageous · extravagant
dementia
Chronic cognitive impairment
feebleminded · elderly · aged · decline · Alzheimer's · impaired · disoriented · cognitive · deterioration · senescence
smitten
Powerfully attracted to someone
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- besottedIntoxicated by love or drink
- lovestruckOverwhelmed by romantic attraction
moonstruck · captivated · charmed · bewitched · enthralled · swooning · amorous · ardent · fond · devoted
fanatic
Overly zealous person
fervent · passionate · ardent · fixated · monomaniacal · compulsive · hooked · immersed · engrossed · consumed
googoo
Infantile vocal repetition
stunned
Shocked into speechlessness
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
- confusedUnable to understand
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
groggy · woozy · foggy · stupefied · spacey · zoned-out · unfocused · befuddled · addled · muzzy
quirky
Idiosyncratically unusual
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
zany · idiosyncratic · offbeat · kooky · flamboyant · theatrical · campy · outrageous · extravagant · over-the-top
- infatuationcrush, infatuation, infatuated, smitten, first love
- Reduplicativesbye-bye, mama, papa, haha, yo-yo
- Dominican Culturebachata, merengue, platanos, Santo Domingo, tostones
- insanityinsane, crazy, mad, lunatic, insanity
- Merenguemerengue, basic step, Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, national dance
- Formosan PeoplesTao, indigenous tribes, aboriginal tribes, mountain tribes
gagasane
Mentally healthy, clearheaded
lucid · rational · sound · levelheaded · sensible
gagaindifferent
Lacking interest or concern
unenthusiastic · apathetic · dispassionate · unmoved · cool
- running gagRepeated joke across episodes
- gag orderCourt-imposed speech restriction
- Lady Gaga
- gag giftHumorous present, not serious
- gag reflexThroat's protective contraction
- going gaga overBecoming irrationally enamored