Bozo

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊzəʊ

Origin

1. Originating c. 1910. Maybe from Spanish bozal, a term used in slave trade and meaning "one who speaks Spanish poorly."
2. First used in USA English as a vocative, from Spanish vosotros = "you".
3. After , a clown character very popular in the USA in the 1950s
4. After 's usage of the early continental European Germanic-origin personal name .

Full definition of bozo

Noun

1. (slang) A stupid or foolish person.

Derived terms

• bozo eruption
• bozotic