gonzo

gon·zo  (gnz)

adj. Slang

1. Using an exaggerated, highly subjective style, especially in journalism: "a hyperkinetic, gonzo version of Graham Greene" (New Yorker).

2. Bizarre; unconventional.

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[Perhaps Italian, simpleton (perhaps short for Borgonzone, Burgundian) or Spanish ganso, dullard, goose (of Germanic origin; see ghans- in Indo-European roots).]

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gonzo [ˈgɒnzəʊ]

adj Slang

1. wild or crazy

2. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) (of journalism) explicitly including the writer's feelings at the time of witnessing the events or undergoing the experiences written about

[perhaps from Italian, literally: fool, or Spanish ganso idiot, bumpkin (literally: goose)]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

gonzo - conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" bizarre, eccentric, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre, freaky, flakey, flaky, freakish unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"