bozo
(slang) A stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man.
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Born ~1910 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
I hope these POS actors enjoyed themselves at the hunger games while bozo had amazon protesters arrested 😡
I hope Nolan goes into bozo mode for this one. Looks more like a boring Ridley Scott movie, frankly.
Perfect! Pure silicon. Bozo's Bot! Lead sponsors and honorary chairs of the Met Gala open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...
My favorite part is the wheezing. This bozo getting winded doin 3 high kicks smh
it's literally the hunger games now thanks to BOZO the clown
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(slang) A stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man.
“My favorite part is the wheezing. This bozo getting winded doin 3 high kicks smh”
“it's literally the hunger games now thanks to BOZO the clown”
‘What’s the big bozo up to?’
“I hope these POS actors enjoyed themselves at the hunger games while bozo had amazon protesters arrested 😡”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I hope Nolan goes into bozo mode for this one. Looks more like a boring Ridley Scott movie, frankly.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Perfect! Pure silicon. Bozo's Bot! Lead sponsors and honorary chairs of the Met Gala open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“My favorite part is the wheezing. This bozo getting winded doin 3 high kicks smh”
— Bluesky· May 2026“it's literally the hunger games now thanks to BOZO the clown”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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- bozoid85%
(slang, derogatory) A bozo; an idiot.
- bozotic81%
(slang) Of or relating to a bozo.
- bozosity80%
(slang, mostly, computing) The behaviour of a bozo; idiocy.
- bozoid77%
Bozoid is a mildly derogatory slang term for someone who behaves like a bozo — a clownish, incompetent, or foolish person. The '-oid' suffix adds pseudo-scientific flavour that amplifies the contempt with a touch of mockery, framing the person as a specimen of bozo-ness. The register is informal and dismissive but not particularly aggressive; more exasperated than enraged. Most common in written internet slang and informal speech among people who enjoy slightly baroque insults.
- bozotic74%
Derived from 'bozo' — the archetypal clown and buffoon — bozotic means clownishly incompetent, chaotically stupid, or absurdly foolish in a way that goes beyond normal dumbness. The term gained traction in 1980s hacker and tech culture, where it described software, systems, or people that were not just broken but broken in a particularly ridiculous, inexplicable way. It's niche but expressive, perfect for when you need to convey a special tier of absurd dysfunction.