bozo

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbəʊzəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈboʊzoʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bōzō)

Inflections of 'bozo' (n): npl: bozos

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
bo•zo /ˈboʊzoʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -zos. Slang.
  1. Slang Termsa stupid, rude person:He was a complete bozo during that meeting, clowning and interrupting.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bo•zo  (bōzō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -zos. [Slang.]
  1. a fellow, esp. 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.
  • of uncertain origin, originally 1915–20, American.

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