Bozo

Etymology

 * 1) Originating c. 1910. Maybe from Spanish bozal, a term used in slave trade and meaning "one who speaks Spanish poorly."
 * 2) First used in USA English as a vocative, from Spanish vosotros = "you": compare buster.
 * 3) After Bozo the Clown, a clown character very popular in the USA in the 1950s
 * 4) After Anselm of Canterbury's usage of the early continental European Germanic-origin personal name Boso.

Noun

 * 1)  A stupid or foolish person.

Derived terms

 * bozotic