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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: gonzo (sic) Italian root #54331 01/30/02 06:09 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Thanks for correcting wrong impression I had of the word. I thought it meant extremely low brow. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: gonzo (sic) Italian root #54332 01/31/02 10:31 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England I think Emanuela has this right. The word "gonzo" seems to have been around forever, in the sense of literal and OTT. 1967/1970 seems far too recent. I wouldn't argue the etymology, just the age, but if Emanuela is correct it's probably been around for a long time ... FWIW The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: gonzo (sic) Italian root #54333 02/01/02 02:34 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 K Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel K Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 WARNING! Political commentary! I thought it meant extremely low brow. dr. bill, I believe you were thinking of "bonzo". http://www.cs.umd.edu/~labrinid/hoff/movies/1998/feb/Bedtime4Bonzo.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: And, to muddy the water (eaux)...belM? #54334 02/01/02 02:42 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 A liiitle late in replying... I've asked around and nobody has ever hear of the word gonzeaux. I thought it could have been a word that fell out of use in my parents' or grandparents' time, but no. So definitely not French Canadian from the north coast (of St Lawrence river), Montreal or eastern townships. I still have to speak to someone from the Saguenay reagion - which has some unique vocabulary variations. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: gonzeaux #54335 02/01/02 12:01 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Thanks, belM. I didn't think it was Canadien, but I thought I'd ask. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: And, to muddy the water (eaux)...belM? #54336 02/01/02 08:56 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England I still have to speak to someone from the Saguenay reagion - which has some unique vocabulary variations. If'n you want unique French vocabulary variations, listen to me mangle the language, bel! The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,412 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 927 guests, and 4 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 A C Bowden 26 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,583 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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