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===Slang=== * The idiomatic phrase "modern-day Bonnie and Clyde" generally refers to a man and a woman who operate together as present-day criminals.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Campbell |first=Duncan |date=August 11, 2010 |title=Yet another modern-day Bonnie and Clyde |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/10/bonnie-and-clyde |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915191934/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/10/bonnie-and-clyde |archive-date=September 15, 2013 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> * The colloquial expression "Bonnie and Clyde" is often used to describe a couple that is extremely loyal and willing to do anything for each other, even in the face of danger. In this instance, it is synonymous with the slang phrases "ride-or-die"<ref name="ride or die">{{cite web |title=Ride or Die |url=https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/ride-or-die/ |website=dictionary.com |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name='"ride or die"'>{{cite web |last1=Manner |first1=Carrie |title=Why Ride or Die Culture Promotes Unhealthy Relationships |url=https://www.joinonelove.org/learn/why-ride-or-die-culture-promotes-unhealthy-relationships/ |website=One Love |date=June 12, 2018 |publisher=One Love Foundation |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref> and "[[ride-or-die chick]]"; for example, the song "[[03 Bonnie and Clyde]]" by [[Jay Z]] and [[Beyoncé Knowles]].{{cn|date=January 2025}} * "Bonnie and Clyde Syndrome"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Griffiths |first1=Mark |title=Passion Victim: A Brief Look at Hybristophilia |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-excess/201310/passion-victim |website=Psychology Today |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Puzic |first1=Sonja |title=Bonnie and Clyde Syndrome: Why some women are attracted to men like Paul Bernardo |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/bonnie-and-clyde-syndrome-why-some-women-are-attracted-to-men-like-paul-bernardo-1.1898895 |website=CTV News |date=July 4, 2014 |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref> is the pop culture phrase for [[hybristophilia]]—the phenomenon of becoming attracted to, sexually aroused by, or achieving orgasm based on knowledge of, or watching, an outrage or crime take place. For instance, high-profile criminals (e.g. [[serial killers]]) such as [[Ted Bundy]], [[Charles Manson]], and [[Richard Ramirez]] reportedly received volumes of sexual fan mail and love letters.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hobbs |first1=Thomas |title=From Ted Bundy to Jeffrey Dahmer, What It's Like to be Part of a Serial Killer Fandom |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/2018/10/ted-bundy-jeffrey-dahmer-what-it-s-be-part-serial-killer-fandom |website=NewStatesman |date=October 16, 2018 |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bergeron |first1=Ryan |title=Killer love: Why people fall in love with murderers |url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/08/entertainment/serial-killer-lovers-the-seventies/index.html |website=CNN |date=July 8, 2015 |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>
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