gonzo
• adjective informal, chiefly N. Amer. 1 of or associated with journalism of an exaggerated, subjective, and fictionalized style. 2 bizarre or crazy. — ORIGIN perhaps from Italian gonzo ‘foolish’ or Spanish ganso ‘goose, fool’.
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