Bozo Definition

bōzō
bozos
noun
bozos
A fellow; guy.
Webster's New World
A jerk, fool, etc.
Webster's New World

(slang) A stupid or foolish person.

Wiktionary

A member of a West African ethnic group located predominantly along the Niger River in Mali, famous for their fishing.

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pronoun

The Mande language of these people.

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Other Word Forms of Bozo

Noun

Singular:
bozo
Plural:
bozos

Origin of Bozo

  • Originating c. 1910. Maybe from Spanish bozal, a term used in slave trade and meaning "one who speaks Spanish poorly."

    From Wiktionary

  • First used in USA English as a vocative, from Spanish vosotros = "you": compare buster#Etymology.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Anselm of Canterbury's usage of the early continental European Germanic-origin personal name Boso.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Bozo the Clown, a clown character very popular in the USA in the 1950s

    From Wiktionary

  • Thought to derive from the Bambara language, meaning "bamboo house".

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

BBOBOZ

Words Ending With

OZOOZO

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Words Starting With B and Ending With O

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