Bozo vs Idiot - What's the difference?
bozo | idiot |
(pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
(obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.
As nouns the difference between bozo and idiot
is that bozo is a stupid or foolish person while idiot is a person of low general intelligence.As a proper noun Bozo
is the Mande language of these people.bozo
English
Derived terms
* bozo eruption * bozoticReferences
Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "bozo"
idiot
English
Alternative forms
* eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)Noun
(en noun)- usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.