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bozo

bo·zo
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [boh-zoh]
    • /ˈboʊ zoʊ/
    • /ˈbəʊ.zəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boh-zoh]
    • /ˈboʊ zoʊ/

Definitions of bozo word

  • countable noun bozo If you say that someone is a bozo, you mean that you think they are stupid. 3
  • noun bozo a man, esp a stupid one 3
  • noun bozo a fellow; guy 3
  • noun bozo a jerk, fool, etc. 3
  • noun plural bozo a fellow, especially a big, strong, stupid fellow. 1
  • noun plural bozo a rude, obnoxious, or annoying person: Two or three bozos tried to cut in ahead of the rest of us in the supermarket line. 1

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Origin of bozo

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1915-20; of uncertain origin

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bozo

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bozo popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

bozo usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bozo

noun bozo

  • clown — A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh.
  • fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
  • harlequin — (often initial capital letter) a comic character in commedia dell'arte and the harlequinade, usually masked, dressed in multicolored, diamond-patterned tights, and carrying a wooden sword or magic wand.
  • jester — a person who is given to witticisms, jokes, and pranks.
  • joker — a person who jokes.

Antonyms for bozo

noun bozo

  • brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.

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