bozo

bo·zo

B0436600 (bō′zō)n. pl. bo·zos Slang 1. A fellow; a guy.2. A dunce; a fool.

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[Earlier, a stupid, muscular fellow, of unknown origin (later influenced in meaning by the character of Bozo the Clown, introduced by Capitol Records in 1946 to market records for children ).]

bozo

(ˈbəʊzəʊ) n, pl -zosslang US a man, esp a stupid one[C20: of uncertain origin; perhaps based on beau]

bo•zo

(ˈboʊ zoʊ)

n., pl. -zos. Slang. 1. a fellow, esp. a stupid one. 2. a rude or annoying person. [1915–20, Amer.; of uncertain orig.]

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Noun	1.	bozo - a man who is a stupid incompetent foolcuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, jackass, twat, zany, goosefool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap - a person who lacks good judgment
	2.	bozo - an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll"guy, hombre, catadult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"sod - an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"

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