bozocity

n. stupidity; bozo-like behavior. Also bozosity. Subjects: English, Slang

Editorial Note: This term is a favorite of the cultish faux religion Kibo, especially at the newsgroup alt.religion.kibology, and of Guy Kawasaki, a technology entrepreneur and venture capitalist.

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Citations: 1993 [Joel Furr] Usenet: alt.fan.dick-depew (Apr. 1) “Re: Dick”: I knew when I saw the first wave come past that Dick had taken that one mighty step that would forever place him among the constellations of bozosity. We _owed_ it to Dick to honor his utter cluelessness. 1993 [James "Kibo" Parry] Usenet: news.future (June 21) “Re: RFD: Reorganization of the Usenet hierarchy”: Existing groups will be moved into the new organization scheme…as determined by scientific measurements of the bozosity of the groups, measured by Leader Kibo’s Council On Scientific Bozosity and the faculty of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY), world leaders in bozosity assessment. 1999 Guy Kawasaki Rules For Revolutionaries (Feb. 1) p. 178 @ (May 1, 2000): You will find that defeating bozosity is more satisfying than accumulating trappings—and making the world a better place is more satisfying than defeating bozosity. 2006 Guy Kawasaki Bona tempora volvantur (Feb. 26) “How to Prevent a Bozo Explosion”: The first step is to determine whether a bozo explosion is happening. Here are the top ten signs of bozosity to help you decide.

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Reader comments:

I suspect some cross-pollination with bogosity ‘the state or condition of being bogus’.

by Ben Zimmer 27 Apr 06, 0706 GMT