boss
- adjective
- /bɔs/
- Slang
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genial
- Oh my gosh, you're so boss, Oh my God.
It would be boss if I had floss.
- It would be boss if I had floss.
- Hats can be so sick and boss or like awkward.
- So, yeah, boss Coach Matt, you're a boss coach.
Examples
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It would be boss if I had floss.
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Hats can be so sick and boss or like awkward.
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Yeah, maybe if it's like, I don't or maybe if it's too boss, your boss.
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I mean, I think that's just a that's a boss, boss sister move.
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He was, in the opinions of Camille and Monica, just about the finest, toughest, bossest thing that ever set foot on the college campus, ooooh girl.
Fiction book (1994) -
That new video game is absolutely boss and everyone is excited to play it.
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Her presentation on climate change was so boss that it impressed all the judges.
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The concert last night was boss; the band played all their hits flawlessly.
Synonyms
584
3.4
Causing people to admire it, like a building or performance, because it is very good
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3.4
Much better than most others in skill or quality
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7.5
Very good and impressive at a skill
4
7.9
Very good and impressive
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Compounds
- Literature
4
6.5
A powerful political leader who controls votes and chooses party jobs behind the scenes
- Jargon
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6.0
The last and hardest enemy in a video game you must beat to finish the story
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Etymology
Boss as slang for 'very good' is American and uses the idea of a powerful boss to mean 'top' or 'excellent'; a helpful way to remember it is to think of something so strong or impressive it is like the 'boss' of others.