Associations to the word «Bossy»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
BOSSY, adjective. Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
BOSSY, noun. (US) (informal) (dated) A cow or calf.
BOSSY, adjective. Ornamented with bosses; studded.
BOSSY PANTS, noun. (informal) (sometimes used attributively) A pushy or domineering person.
Dictionary definition
BOSSY, adjective. Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner".
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