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boss
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation): IPA(key): /b?s/
- (General American): IPA(key): /b?s/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada): IPA(key): /b?s/
- Rhymes: -?s, -??s
Etymology 1
From Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-Germanic *baswô, masculine form of Proto-Germanic *basw? (“father's sister, aunt, cousin”). Cognate with Middle Low German b?s (“supervisor, foreman”), Old Frisian bas (“master”), hence Saterland Frisian Boas (“boss”), Old High German basa (“father's sister, cousin”), hence German Base (“aunt, cousin”).
Originally a term of respect used to address an older relative. Later, in New Amsterdam, it began to mean a person in charge who is not a master. The representation of Dutch -aa- by English -o- is due to the older unrounded pronunciation of this letter, which is still used in North America and parts of Ireland, but was formerly found in some British accents as well.
The video game sense is borrowed from Japanese ?? (bosu).
Noun
boss (plural bosses)
- A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
- February 18, 2018, Dawn Pine, Strategies for Dealing with a Bad Boss
- we have some vindictive people as bosses, and you don’t want to be the target of their wrath.
- February 18, 2018, Dawn Pine, Strategies for Dealing with a Bad Boss
- A person in charge of a business or company.
- Synonym: employer
- A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
- Synonyms: head, leader
- The head of a political party in a given region or district.
- Synonym: leader
- (informal, especially India and MLE) A term of address to a man.
- (video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
- Synonym: guardian
- (humorous) Wife.
Synonyms
- (person who oversees and directs the work of others): line manager, manager, supervisor
- (informal: term of address to a man): gov/guv (UK), guvnor (UK), mate (UK)
- See also Thesaurus:boss
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ?? (bosu)
- ? Indonesian: bos
Translations
Verb
boss (third-person singular simple present bosses, present participle bossing, simple past and past participle bossed)
- (transitive) To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
- Synonyms: lord over, boss around
- 1931, Robert L. May, Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Montgomery Ward (publisher):
- By YOU last night’s journey was actually bossed / Without you, I’m certain, we’d all have been lost.
- 1932, Lorine Pruette, The Parent and the Happy Child, page 76
- His sisters bossed him and spoiled him. All their lives he was to go on being their little brother, who could do no wrong, because he was the baby; [...]
- 1967, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, The purloined paperweight, page 90
- She bossed him, and he's never gotten over it. She still orders him around, and instead of telling her to go soak her head, he just says 'Yes, ma'am' as weak as a newborn jellyfish [...]
- 1980, Jean Toomer The wayward and the seeking: a collection of writings by Jean Toomer, page 40
- For if, on the one hand, I bossed him and showed him what to do and how to do it, [...]
Derived terms
- boss about, boss around, overboss
Translations
Adjective
boss (not comparable)
- (slang, US, Canada, Liverpudlian) Of excellent quality, first-rate.
Etymology 2
From Middle English bos, bose, boce, from Old French boce (“lump, bulge, protuberance, knot”), from Frankish *bottja, from Proto-Germanic *bautan? (“to hit, strike, beat”). Doublet of beat; see there for more.
Noun
boss (plural bosses)
- A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.
- (geology) A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.
- A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
- (mechanics) A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
- 1985, Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, chapter IV
- The seargent ... screwing a bipod into the threaded boss on the underside of the barrel would kill these animals ...
- 1985, Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, chapter IV
- (architecture) A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
- (archery) A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
- A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Gwilt to this entry?)
- A head or reservoir of water.
Derived terms
- bosslike
- emboss
Translations
Verb
boss (third-person singular simple present bosses, present participle bossing, simple past and past participle bossed)
- (transitive) To decorate with bosses; to emboss.
Etymology 3
Apparently a corruption of bass.
Noun
boss (plural bosses)
- (obsolete) A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.
- 1916, James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Macmillan Press Ltd, paperback, 36:
- All were waiting : uncle Charles, who sat far away in the shadow of the window, Dante and Mr Casey, who sat in the easy chairs at either side of the hearth, Stephen, seated on a chair between them, his feet resting on a toasting boss.
- 1916, James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Macmillan Press Ltd, paperback, 36:
Synonyms
- (hassock or footrest): footrest, hassock
Translations
Anagrams
- BSOs, SOBs, sobs
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English boss.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?s/
Noun
boss m or f (plural boss or bosses)
- boss (leader)
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English boss.
Noun
boss m (invariable)
- boss (leader of a business, company or criminal organization)
- Synonym: capo
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- bøss
Noun
boss n (definite singular bosset, uncountable)
- garbage, rubbish, trash (leftover waste to be discarded)
Usage notes
Used mainly in the Bergen region.
Etymology 2
Noun
boss m (definite singular bossen, indefinite plural bosser, definite plural bossene)
- (colloquial) boss, supervisor (someone who oversees work)
- boss (final enemy in a video game)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?s?/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
boss n (definite singular bosset, uncountable)
- alternative form of bos
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English boss.
Noun
boss c
- (video games) boss; final enemy
- (colloquial) boss, supervisor; someone who oversees work
- Synonym: chef
Declension
Tagalog
Etymology
From English boss.
Noun
boss
- (colloquial, slang, informal) A male term of address.
- (colloquial, slang, informal) boss
Derived terms
- bosing
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soss
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?s/
Etymology 1
From Middle English sosse, sos, soos (“hounds' meat; a mess of food”), of uncertain origin. See sesspool.
Alternative forms
- suss
Noun
soss (plural sosses)
- (Britain, dialect) Anything dirty or muddy; a dirty puddle.
Verb
soss (third-person singular simple present sosses, present participle sossing, simple past and past participle sossed)
- (Britain, dialect) To soil; to make dirty.
Etymology 2
Compare souse.
Verb
soss (third-person singular simple present sosses, present participle sossing, simple past and past participle sossed)
- To fall suddenly into a chair or seat; to sit lazily.
- 1723, Jonathan Swift, Stella at Wood Park
- sossing in an easy chair
- 1723, Jonathan Swift, Stella at Wood Park
- To throw in a negligent or careless manner; to toss.
- May 24 1711, Jonathan Swift, Journal to Stella – Letter 24
- the coach sosses up and down as one goes that way
- May 24 1711, Jonathan Swift, Journal to Stella – Letter 24
Noun
soss (plural sosses)
- (obsolete) A lazy fellow.
- A heavy fall.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Anagrams
- OSS's, OSSs, SSOs
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German sus. Cognate with German sonst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zos/
- Rhymes: -os
Adverb
soss
- otherwise
- usually
- elsewhere
Conjunction
soss
- otherwise, or else
- Du muss dech fläissen, soss verpass du den Zuch.
- You must hurry up, or else you will miss the train.
- Du muss dech fläissen, soss verpass du den Zuch.
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