Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗adj
Using an unconventional, exaggerated, and highly subjective style, often when the reporter takes part in the events of the story. · Unconventional, bizarre, crazy.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryGonzo journalism or a journalist who produces such journalism. · A wild or crazy person.
Coined in 1971 by Boston Globe editor Bill Cardoso. Of uncertain origin; OED proposes Italian gonzo (“dolt”) and / or Spanish ganso (“dolt, goose”). The etymology supplied by Cardoso himself (French gonzeaux) is spurious; French does have a similar word gonze, but this is a loan from Italian.
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