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boss

[baws, bos] / bɔs, bɒs /


NOUN
game antagonist
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Derek McInnes earned his first win as boss with a thumping 5-1 victory on Sunday and will now host Celtic.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

"The arrival of Chinese manufacturers in Europe is a reality," Opel boss Florian Huettl told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

One commentator wrote "can't lie the new gaffer is winning me over" using slang for a boss.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

I think the 17-inch steelies look all kinds of boss, actually.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

She’d heard Papa and his boss, Mr. Vita, talking about it at the stable a few years ago.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis




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