[Ads-l] gonzo 'gone'

[Jonathan Lighter]

UrbanD has a gonzo 'gone' from 2005.

Plus a lot more that I won't go into.

JL

On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 12:25 PM, Ben Zimmer <bgzimmer at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 12:08 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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> CNN anchor:
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>> "[Britain's] triple-A rating is gonzo!"
>>
>> Pronun. / 'gOn zo /.
>
>
> Cf. "dunzo" = 'done', noted by Barry Popik in '06.
>
> http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2006-February/057337.html
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> As used on MTV's "Laguna Beach" (2004):
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGi7jIOCd8A
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> ...and "Parks & Recreation" (2011):
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acLp0S3K6mk
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> --bgz
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