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bozo

[boh-zoh]
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noun, plural bo·zos. Slang.
  1. a fellow, especially a big, strong, stupid fellow.
  2. a rude, obnoxious, or annoying person: Two or three bozos tried to cut in ahead of the rest of us in the supermarket line.

Origin of bozo

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; of uncertain origin
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Related Words for bozo

clown, thug, hooligan, fool, harlequin, jester, joker, wag, zany, antic, comedian, comic, bozo, kook, goof, bonehead, fanatic, eccentric, nut, crackpot
British Dictionary definitions for bozo

bozo

noun plural -zos
  1. US slang a man, esp a stupid one

Word Origin for bozo

C20: of uncertain origin; perhaps based on beau
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Word Origin and History for bozo
n.

"muscular low-I.Q. male," c.1910, perhaps from Spanish bozal, used in the slave trade and also to mean "one who speaks Spanish poorly." Bozo the clown was created 1940 at Capitol Records as the voice in a series of story-telling records for children ["Wall Street Journal," Oct. 31, 1983].

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