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BOZO
Definition of BOZO
noun
A stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Attested since the 1910s in American English, of uncertain origin. The term may derive from Spanish bozal, a term originally for a recently-imported slave and then "someone who speaks (Spanish) poorly". The term is older than Bozo the Clown, introduced in 1946. It is used as an insult in the 1931 Marx Brothers movie Monkey Business (1931 film). Derivation of the term from French bouseux /bu.zø/, a derogative term for a farmer equivalent to "bumpkin", is phonologically unlikely. Another possibility is Japanese 坊主 (bōzu) in its meaning of "young man", which can be derogatory, depending on the context.(Can this etymology be sourced? Particularly: “The Japanese 坊主 being the plausible etymological origin of 'bozo' seems highly unlikely. What is the basis for this possibility?”)
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BOZO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BOZO starts with B and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read BOOZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found BOZO?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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