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gon⋅zo
[gon-zoh]
Slang.–adjective
| 1. | (of journalism, reportage, etc.) filled with bizarre or subjective ideas, commentary, or the like. |
| 2. | crazy; eccentric. |
–noun
| 3. | eccentricity, weirdness, or craziness. |
Origin:
1970–75, Americanism; appar. first used in the phrase Gonzo journalism by U.S. journalist Hunter S. Thompson (b. 1939); perh. < It: simpleton, one easily duped (of uncert. orig.) or < Sp ganso a lazy or dull person, lit., goose (< Gmc; see goose )
1970–75, Americanism; appar. first used in the phrase Gonzo journalism by U.S. journalist Hunter S. Thompson (b. 1939); perh. < It: simpleton, one easily duped (of uncert. orig.) or < Sp ganso a lazy or dull person, lit., goose (< Gmc; see goose )

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gonzo
/gon'zoh/ adj. [from Hunter S. Thompson]1. With total commitment, total concentration, and a mad sort of panache. (Thompson's original sense.)
2. More loosely: Overwhelming; outrageous; over the top; very large, esp. used of collections of source code, source files, or individual functions. Has some of the connotations of moby and hairy, but without the implication of obscurity or complexity.
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gonzo
1971, Amer.Eng., in Hunter S. Thompson's phrase gonzo journalism, from It. gonzo "simpleton, blockhead." Thompson in 1972 said he got it from editor Bill Cardosa, and explained it as "some Boston word for weird, bizarre."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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