单词 | bozo |
释义 | bozo (once / 52298 pages) n A bozo is a goofy, ridiculous person. A frustrated preschool teacher might beg her students to sit down and stop acting like bozos. You can use the informal term bozo to describe someone who's harmlessly goofy, or alternately, someone who is annoyingly rude. If your candidate for President loses, you might say: "How could all those bozos vote for that guy?" While the exact origin of bozo is unknown, the word became strongly associated with foolishness thanks to the popular TV clown named Bozo who entertained American children from about 1950 until 2001. WORD FAMILYbozo: bozos USAGE EXAMPLESEfstathios Bozos says it’s “just a tip” that does little to compensate for a 50 percent reduction in pensions over recent years. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) To him, the Cubs were “bozos,” yet he would watch every game no matter how bad they were. Seattle Times(Nov 08, 2016) I vote for whichever candidate I think will do the best for our nation and sadly, neither of these bozos fits the bill. New York Times(Nov 02, 2016) 1n a man who is a stupid incompetent fool Syn|Hyper cuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, goose, jackass, zany fool, muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool a person who lacks good judgment 2n an informal term for a youth or man Syn|Hypo|Hyper cat, guy, hombre sod an informal British term for a youth or man adult male, man an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) |
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