US /ˈboʊzoʊ/ UK /ˈbəʊzəʊ/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a foolish or incompetent person

    Some bozo parked across two spaces.

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1 noun · a foolish or incompetent... foolclownidiotdoltnincompoopbuffoondimwit

Etymology

American slang of the 1920s for a foolish or incompetent person, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Spanish bozal ('one who speaks broken Spanish; novice') or simply a coinage.

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