To write or behave in the romantic, dramatic, and emotionally intense style of the poet Lord Byron, often with melancholy and rebellion.
From the name of English poet George Gordon Byron (1788-1824), with the suffix -ize meaning 'to make or become.' The term emerged in the 19th century to describe the literary and cultural movement inspired by his works.
Byron was so famous for his brooding intensity and scandalous lifestyle that his name literally became a verb—imagine being such a cultural icon that people still use your name 200 years later to describe a whole mood and artistic style!
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