final boss
- noun
- Informal
- The climactic moment in the movie is when the hero confronts the final boss in a breathtaking showdown.
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- And now his final boss of the scariest place in the world is to go and visit random northern British seaside towns.
Examples
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I've won, I've lost, but now I need to battle the final boss masterpiece of Chef Vito EA Capelli.
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He is the final boss for this whole game.
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Rinse and repeat until all of the creators come together to help you defeat the final boss.
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After defeating all the enemies in the game, I finally faced the final boss, a massive dragon.
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In my project, the final boss is convincing the committee to approve our proposal.
Synonyms
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3.7
The most difficult problem you must overcome
5
5.2
A very difficult task that you must overcome
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4.0
The final difficulty you must get past before you finish something
1
6.0
A time when someone must succeed or they will fail under great pressure
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7.0
The final, most difficult enemy you must beat in a game
How Difficult
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- Informal
5
5.2
∞
3.1
298
3.4
∞
1.2
10
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'final' clearly signals 'last', and a B1 learner who knows 'boss' as a leader could infer 'last leader' or 'last person in charge', so there is a visible compositional link. However, the specific gaming/figurative sense of 'ultimate opponent' or 'most difficult challenge' requires an additional shift from workplace 'boss' to a rival/enemy role and some cultural knowledge of gaming metaphors, so the meaning is not fully predictable from the parts alone.
Etymology
Final boss is also used outside games as a picture of one last big problem you must beat at the end of a task or story. That's why people call the hardest, final challenge 'the final boss'.