Agog

I love the word agog, it sounds like caveman speech. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In New Zealand, on the other hand, although in agog an Act was passed by which every man between 17 and 55 years of age is liable for service, the Government have lately decided to create a maximum force of 30,000 men, and to secure universal training. ❋ Unknown (1911)

The image is straight out of National Geographic, circa 1955, complete with white warrior-king bringing civilization to the "agog" villagers of a primitive land. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I'm kind of agog here that the developers in this thread don't seem to care about that, or regard it all as pointless whining by aggrieved forum ranters. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The Ryeville Courier reported that the county was "agog" over the ball to be given by the veterans of the Rye House porch. ❋ Emma Speed Sampson (1907)

We are apparently expected to be agog with tension vis-à-vis whether or not it will work. ❋ Unknown (2011)

At which point I was kinda agog and just wandered off to read something that wasn't awful. ❋ Justbeast (2009)

France was agog over the temerity of this movie, a fictional look at the rise to power of the current French President Nicolas Sarkozy. ❋ Michael Giltz (2011)

The state unemployment numbers came out today, and the papers are all agog that that the unemployment rate is down to 7.0%. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Isaac is in Cranburn Alley — Bet Hawyes is agog for coming with me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Wall Street was still agog Tuesday about Warren Buffett 's selection of Todd Combs, a little-known 39-year-old fund manager who is the leading contender to take over Mr. Buffett's portfolio when the investing legend dies or retires. ❋ Serena Ng (2010)

Crowded into a makeshift doggie park complete with astroturf lawn and prop fire hydrants, the fab four — Matt, Al, and Meredith, and Ann — were agog as a dog trainer showed how a pup named Willow can (kinda) read and understand signs that tell her to do basic tricks (check out the clip, below). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Speaking of the late 80's and early 90's as a time of lovely women's fashions, I remember a little before that, in the early 80's, when we were all agog over Princess Diana's clothes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's hard to miss the irony in the Obama health-care revolution eating its own children, but other business leaders looking on agog at the brave new insurance world that Wal-Mart helped to create probably have another word for it. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Now Washington is agog in a new president with big plans. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sitting agog we listened to her describe my symptoms: heartburn, nausea, discomfort, anxiety. ❋ Marisa Acocella Marchetto (2012)

He was agog over Nelson Mandela, and even recited the preamble to the South African constitution. ❋ Mark Jenkins (2011)

He is recently returned from the war and everyone at the office is agog to have him back. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And the spectators have been agog this week over reports that tech blog Gizmodo was in ... products | Comment | Recommend ❋ Unknown (2010)