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adj
Using an unconventional, exaggerated, and highly subjective style, often when the reporter takes part in the events of the story.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: journalism, media
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adj
Unconventional, bizarre, crazy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Gonzo journalism or a journalist who produces such journalism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A wild or crazy person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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adjective satellite
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre
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History
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.
