can be used as a slang insult meaning "idiot," "fool," or "clueless". Summary of Meanings Japanese Kanji/Kana English Translation Photography 暈け / ボケ Blur, haze, out-of-focus quality 呆け / 惚け Senility, absent-mindedness, mental haze The "funny man" or airhead role Idiot, dummy, or airhead technical factors like aperture and lens design that create "good" or "bad"
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When turned into the noun boke , it translates generally to or "a blockhead/airhead." The Origin: From Mental Fogginess to Photography
It can refer to being mentally hazy, senile, or "spacey". For example, (時差ボケ) is the Japanese term for , literally meaning "time-difference fog". Comedy (Manzai): In traditional Japanese Manzai comedy
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