bozo

noun

bo·​zo ˈbō-(ˌ)zō How to pronounce bozo (audio)
plural bozos
: a foolish or incompetent person

Examples of bozo in a Sentence

Some bozo forgot to shut the door.
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When two unqualified bozos are hired to transfer a rich teen to rehab, their straightforward gig quickly spirals into dangerous mayhem. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025 Dick just found joy 15 seconds ago — a sip of joy before these bozos came into the Black Spot. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025 Not being a bozo while handling your business at the same time. Shanae Hardy, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2024 Even the conformist bozos in Hollywood have hinted at sympathy, with the film How to Blow Up a Pipeline, which takes after a book of the same name by Andreas Malm, a human ecologist at Lund University. Christopher Ketcham, Harper's Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for bozo

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bozo was in 1916

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“Bozo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bozo. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.

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