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gonzo adjective- gone US
- “And then, after, I’m gonzo.” — George Higgins, Cogan’s Trade, p. 49, 1974
- crazed; having a bizarre style US
Although coinage is credited to US journalist and author Bill Cardoso, close friend and partner in adventure with the late Hunter S. Thompson; the dust jacket to Cardoso’s collected essays claims only that he is “the writer who inspired Dr. Hunter S. Thompson to coin the phrase ‘Gonzo journalism’”. Thompson first used the term in print and the term is irrevocably linked with him in the US. - [T]here was no avoiding the stench of twisted humor that hovered around the idea of a gonzo journalist in the grip of a potentially terminal drug episode being invited to cover the National District Attorneys’ Conference on Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. — Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, p. 80, 1971
- So in terms of Gonzo Journalism (pure), Part One is the only chunk that qualifies. — Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in America, p. 375, 20 April 1971: “Letter to Tom Wolfe”
- This myth of street wisdom as the ultimate enlightenment is already a tired chic cliche of so-called gonzo jouranlism, and Wolfe, who both “created” and wrote this program, hasn’t sparked new life into it. — Washington Post, p. B7, 10 January 1977
- — American Speech, pp. 73–75, Spring 1983
- — Bill Cardoso, The Maltese Sangweech, 1984
- [H]e knew it was either tend to business or go gonzo[.] — James Ellroy, Suicide Hill, p. 695, 1986
- I mean, Hunter Thompson’s whole “gonzo” oevre is right there in something like your “Twirling at Old Miss” and a few others. — Terry Southern, Now Dig This, p. 5, 1986
- The mother tried to save the kid, but the Reaper turned gonzo and knifed her in the stomach. — Joe Bob Briggs, Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In, p. 13, 1987
- Soon enough, other porn directors caught on and his style of filming was dubbed “Gonzo.” — Ana Loria, 1 2 3 Be A Porn Star!, p. 119, 2000
- “She was gonzo,” Lula said. “Made no sense at all. Never seen her so mad.” — Janet Evanovich, Seven Up, p. 158, 2001
- Gonzo chef! Surly and sexy! Outlaw in the kitchen! — The New York Times, 8 January 2002
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