bozo
pronunciation
How to pronounce bozo in British English:
UK [ˈbəʊzəʊ]
How to pronounce bozo in American English:
US [ˈboʊzoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
- an informal term for a youth or man
Word Origin
- 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].
Example
- 1. Get out of here.you hear me , bozo ?
- 2. You would actually call our offspring bozo ?
- 3. A little too professional for this bozo .
- 4. You don 't move so good , bozo !
- 5. A little too professional for this bozo , don 't you think ?