A program where kids go if they aren't able to socialize and make friends. They are discriminated against in school and constantly made fun of, and always assumed to have inferior academic capacities.
by GuidoPosse69 February 22, 2005
Noun, plural in construction but singular in usage. Originates from the acronym "Board Of Cooperative Educational Services," (or something similar), a 'special education' system often used to educate mentally-retarded people (frequently children, but occasionally brain-damage victims) as much as one possibly could, which, typically, isn't much. The acronym eventually became a term to describe any person so enrolled in one of these systems, and through logical extension, a an insult to suggest that they are as intelligent and mentally competent as a person enrolled in a BOCES system.
"Jim is such as boces, he can't even turn on the computer correctly."
"Our teacher is a real BOCES. It took him 20 minutes to get the VCR running."
"Our teacher is a real BOCES. It took him 20 minutes to get the VCR running."
by Tha Funkinator March 09, 2005
Origin: New Paltz, NY{Boesee}A mentally retarded person (it is possible for a boce to be in regular school classes)
by I S&F I May 05, 2005
An insult developed from the special education department B.O.C.E.S. , it is a word that people use to insult people who are mentally challenged, or people who just act stupid. Its creation was based on the idea that people who attended BOCES were the "boces" either unaware or not-caring of the fact the the "S" on the end of "BOCES" is actually a part of the acronym, not the kind of "s" on the end of a word that makes it plural. The insult isn't always used to put down "slow" people, however. Sometimes it's just used as a general insult. If someone being annoying they may sometimes be called boces. It is also sometimes mistakenly pronounced "boass"(bəʊs), not pronouncing the "e" on account of the fact that most words spelt like "boce" don't pronounce the "e" such as "dose", "close", "hose" and "rose". They are pronounced as if the "e" isn't even there.
by Sean V November 18, 2007
by Bean January 27, 2004
someone who acts in a weird or strange manner or does not act normal (pronounced Bosee)kids in New York state used this term in elementary school in the 60's, 70's and 80's
by Bill Kess December 05, 2007
Basically hogwarts for aliens and social rejects, many species belong to BOCES locations such as Toothgapians, Longnoseians and Robots…
Jordan: yooo! I just got accepted into BOCES!
Ian: wow you’ll fit right in with the giant tooth gap…
Ian: wow you’ll fit right in with the giant tooth gap…
by Gingerreynolds April 24, 2023