adj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of bossy form-of, plural
2. 2
   plural of bossie form-of, plural

Adjective

1. 1
   shell-shocked South-Africa, slang

   "What, for instance, of all those rumours about troops who went “bossies” - bush-mad?"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   plural of Bossie form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

dictatorialabsoluteabsolutistabsolutisticarbitraryaristocratic

Example

More examples

"What, for instance, of all those rumours about troops who went “bossies” - bush-mad?"

Etymology

Diminutive of bosbefok.

Related phrases

shell shocked

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