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bobo

bobo

3 9.8
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
  • noun
  • /ˈboʊboʊ/
  • Offensive
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Examples

  • Hey, it was a one bobo move.

  • No big deal, BOBO, why are you being because of puppies?

  • No way, Bobo.

  • Okay, Bobo.

  • Everyone laughed when he called her a bobo for forgetting her own birthday.

  • Don't be such a bobo, just follow the instructions!

  • She thought he was a bobo for trying to climb the tree without any safety gear.

Synonyms

turkey
vsbobo
  • Offensive
79 8.5

A person who behaves foolishly or annoys other people

is more personal and mocking than this broader label
dickhead
vsbobo
  • Offensive
67 9.9

A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying

is informal and insulting but slightly less aggressive
bozo
vsbobo
  • Offensive
59 8.8

A person who behaves in a silly or careless way

is more sharply insulting and less joking in use
doofus
vsbobo
  • Offensive
43 8.0

A person who acts silly or seems not very smart

is more insulting and less playful in tone
nitwit
vsbobo
  • Offensive
36 7.9

A person who acts silly and not very smart

is more sharply insulting and insulting in tone
dipshit
vsbobo
  • Offensive
34 9.9

A rude word for a very foolish person

is insulting too but usually milder and less crude
butthead
vsbobo
  • Offensive
14 8.8

A rude, silly person who annoys others

is similar but more focused on simple foolishness than rudeness
airhead
vsbobo
  • Offensive
13 8.8

A person who is silly and not very smart

is more bluntly insulting rather than implying scatterbrainedness
tosser
vsbobo
  • Offensive
8 9.9

A rude person who is annoying or stupid

is informal and insulting but less coarse than this British term
Muppet
vsbobo
  • Offensive
7 9.5

A person who is foolish and makes silly mistakes

is not regionally marked and feels more insulting overall
dingbat
vsbobo
  • Offensive
6 9.2

A person who is silly and not thinking clearly

is more insulting and focuses on foolishness rather than emptiness
lunkhead
vsbobo
  • Offensive
5 9.7

A person who is not very smart

is similar but often used more teasingly or playfully
nimrod
vsbobo
  • Offensive
5 9.2

A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word

is more directly insulting and used in plain informal speech
dummkopf
vsbobo
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart

is native informal English and tends to mock more directly
chowderhead
vsbobo
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way

is a modern informal insult rather than an old-fashioned term
lamebrain
vsbobo
  • Offensive
3 9.3

A person who is not very smart

is similar but carries a sharper mocking tone
dumbo
vsbobo
  • Offensive
2 8.7

A person who is not very smart

is harsher and more directly insulting than this mild form
stupidhead
vsbobo
  • Offensive
1 9.5

A childish name used to call someone silly

is aimed at adults and is more openly insulting
jughead
vsbobo
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is more insulting and less comic in everyday use
dumbhead
vsbobo
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A rude word for a person who is very stupid

is similarly slangy but feels more colloquial and milder
gomer
vsbobo
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh

is more insulting and focuses on foolishness rather than clumsiness
monkey-ass
vsbobo
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A silly person who annoys others and causes trouble

is insulting too but often less coarse and more playful
galah
vsbobo
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A silly or foolish person used as an Australian insult

is a general informal insult rather than regionally marked
conehead
vsbobo
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An insulting word for a person who does foolish things

is less tied to a comic image and more direct insult
baka
vsbobo
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A foolish or silly person used as an insult

is native informal English and more directly insulting
stupid-head
vsbobo
  • Offensive
1 9.1

A playful insult for a person who acts silly

is adult informal speech rather than childish teasing
bubble-head
vsbobo
  • Offensive
1 9.5

A person who is silly and not serious

is stronger and more clearly insulting about intelligence
loggerhead
vsbobo
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is very stupid or foolish

is less about stubbornness and more about plain foolishness
blubberhead
vsbobo
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is harsher and used as a direct insult rather than teasing
fatuus
vsbobo
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An old word for a foolish or silly person

is current informal slang rather than an old-fashioned word
poophead
vsbobo
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who behaves in a silly, annoying way

is aimed at adults and carries a stronger insulting sense
potato head
vsbobo
  • Offensive
1 8.4

A person who behaves in a foolish or silly way

is less metaphorical and more directly insulting in tone
shitwit
vsbobo
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude, stupid person who annoys others

is informal and insulting but less vulgar in style
pratt
vsbobo
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts in a silly, foolish way

is less regionally British and more generally insulting
andouille
vsbobo
  • Offensive
9.9

A word for a foolish person that people say as an insult

is more derogatory and sharper in direct insult
total shitgibbon
vsbobo
  • Offensive
9.9

A very rude and foolish person

is informal and insulting but uses simpler language
dingling
vsbobo
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts silly or foolish

is more directly insulting and less about clumsiness
nerk
vsbobo
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts silly so others tease or laugh at them

is more commonly used as a general informal insult
hoghead
vsbobo
  • Offensive
9.9

An insulting word for a rude or stupid person

is insulting too but can feel more playful and less coarse
barney
vsbobo
  • Offensive
8.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is more directly insulting and less neutral in tone
boogum
vsbobo
  • Offensive
9.9

A teasing name for someone acting clumsy or foolish

is more insulting and less purely playful in use
pudden-head
vsbobo
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is not very smart

is harsher and more openly insulting than this gentle name

How Silly

idiot
  • Offensive
1.2
fool
  • Offensive
1.4
bobo
  • Offensive
3 9.8
silly
  • Informal
2 7.4

Surface Forms

bobo singular
bobos plural

Etymology

Bobo in Spanish means a 'fool' or 'silly person', so using bobo as an insult is like calling someone childish or not very smart. That's why calling someone a bobo today suggests they acted foolishly.