bozone layer

9.9

A joke idea of a fake layer in the air that takes away people's common sense

noun
/boʊˈzoʊn ˈleɪər/

Slang

: capa bozona

Many jokes about climate change reference the bozone layer to highlight ignorance.

Examples

The term bozone layer is often used to mock misguided environmental policies.
Satirical articles describe the bozone layer as growing thicker every year.
The bozone layer is a funny concept people joke about.
Did you hear about the bozone layer at the conference?
Many jokes about climate change reference the bozone layer to highlight ignorance.
Satirical articles describe the bozone layer as growing thicker every year.
The term bozone layer is often used to mock misguided environmental policies.

Synonyms

the bozone

vsbozone layer

Archaic

9.9

An imaginary invisible layer that protects the Earth from pollution

describes a specific joking layer said to absorb ozone and highlight human ignorance

Surface Forms

bozone layer singular

bozone layers plural

Morphology

bozone + layer

The first constituent 'bozone' is not a standard lexical item (a joking blend/pun) and does not have a transparent, derivable meaning, while 'layer' simply names a stratum. Because the phrase relies on creative wordplay and cultural/humorous reference rather than ordinary compositional semantics, a B1 learner who only knows the literal parts would not predict the intended joke, making it opaque.

Etymology

Bozone layer is a funny phrase that mixes the word 'bozo' (a foolish person) with the Earth's 'ozone' layer to make a picture of an invisible bozone layer of foolishness that takes away good sense. So people use bozone layer to make fun of not knowing or bad ideas in talks about the environment.