gone-zo

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gone-zo

/ˈɡɑnzoʊ/ US
/ˈɡɒnzəʊ/ UK

Sounds like gonzo · Rhymes with -ɒnzəʊ

Where it comes from

Alteration of gone, likely influenced by gonzo; connection with -o and with dunzo a.k.a. donezo seems apparent, but the timing and direction of influence is unclear.

adjective gonezo

not comparable, slang Gone, departed, absent Once again, he was pretty quick to take down a doughnut, and then, faster than you could wipe the last few crumbs of a French cruller off your upper lip, Alfredo was gone-zo.
not comparable, slang Dead or otherwise finished. From now on, Harley Quinn is no more. She is gone-zo. Kaput. Done-ski.
not comparable, slang In a fugue state, for example due to mental illness or intoxication. "You ask me," Jason says, "the girl has lost her facilities. Gone-zo!"

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"gone-zo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gone-zo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gone-zo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gone-zo

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"gone-zo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gone-zo.

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@misc{gone_zo_2026,
  title = {gone-zo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gone-zo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}