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gonzo
[ gon-zoh ]
adjective
- (of journalism, reportage, etc.) filled with bizarre or subjective ideas, commentary, or the like.
noun
- eccentricity, weirdness, or craziness.
gonzo
/ ˈɡɒnzəʊ /
adjective
- wild or crazy
- (of journalism) explicitly including the writer's feelings at the time of witnessing the events or undergoing the experiences written about
noun
- a wild or crazy person
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gonzo1
An Americanism first recorded in 1970–75; apparently from the phrase Gonzo journalism used by U.S. journalist Hunter S. Thompson (1939–2005); perhaps from Italian: “simpleton, one easily duped” (of uncertain origin) or from Spanish ganso “a lazy or dull person,” literally, “goose” (from Germanic; goose )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gonzo1
C20: perhaps from Italian, literally: fool, or Spanish ganso idiot, bumpkin (literally: goose)
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Example Sentences
In the late 1980s, PBS made for a slightly gonzo babysitter.
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The season finale, which aired July 14, saw the gonzo story come to a close.
From The Daily Beast
The Gonzo Option Marin Cogan, National Journal Brian Schweitzer is a one-man challenge to the scripted nature of modern politics.
From The Daily Beast
Then he put his acting career on hold for two years to make a gonzo mockumentary with his brother-in-law, Joaquin Phoenix.
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VHS and the revolutionary ability to fast forward to the scene you want to see birthed the gonzo shooting style.
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But precious little has been said about this reckless cadre of gonzo docu-journos.
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