Gone-zo

//ˈɡɑnzoʊ// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Gone, departed, absent not-comparable, slang

    "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."

  2. 2
    Dead or otherwise finished. not-comparable, slang

    "From now on, Harley Quinn is no more. She is gone-zo. Kaput. Done-ski."

  3. 3
    In a fugue state, for example due to mental illness or intoxication. not-comparable, slang

    ""You ask me," Jason says, "the girl has lost her facilities. Gone-zo!""

Example

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"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."

Etymology

Alteration of gone, likely influenced by gonzo.

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