boss lady
Example Sentences
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“I walk around like a boss lady now,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
In the city, the Queen was affectionately called si tau por, which means "boss lady" in Cantonese.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2022
To be a boss lady is to reject society’s expectations that women look and behave within tightly drawn boundaries.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2018
"The conversation then moved to, 'OK, you have the chosen friends, but can you be a boss lady and hold on to your relationships?'"
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2018
One afternoon the boss lady entered the kitchen and found me sitting on a box reading a copy of the American Mercury.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
