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bozo bin

Early internet slang for a kill file — the digital equivalent of blocking someone or muting them completely so their posts never appear in your feed.

ˈboʊˌzoʊ ˈbɪn132 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 28, 2026

Early internet slang for a kill file — the digital equivalent of blocking someone or muting them completely so their posts never appear in your feed. On old Usenet newsgroups and bulletin boards, you'd add annoying, spammy, or just plain obnoxious users to your bozo bin and never see their output again. The name is perfect: a 'bozo' is a clown or idiot, and the 'bin' is where you dispose of trash. It's peak early-internet bluntness.

After his third off-topic rant in as many days, I put him in the bozo bin and the forum immediately got more pleasant.
Origin: From early Usenet/internet culture (1980s-90s); 'bozo' is American slang for a stupid or incompetent person, combined with 'bin' as a container for unwanted items, creating a vivid metaphor for filtering out annoying users. Editorial expansion authored on Slangora (model-assisted, hedged).
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#2·Apr 26, 2026

(internet slang) kill file.

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