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boss about

boss about verb: to act in a bossy manner toward (another person), ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.

Verb

boss about (third-person singular simple present bosses about, present participle bossing about, simple past and past participle bossed about)

  1. (informal, transitive) To act in a bossy manner toward (another person), ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
    Synonyms:
    boss around

Synonyms of boss about

Forms of boss about

third-person singular presentbosses about
present participlebossing about
past participlebossed about
pastbossed about

Origin of boss about

boss + about

Questions about boss about

What does boss about mean?
Boss about means to act in a bossy manner toward (another person), ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
What part of speech is boss about?
Boss about is a verb.
What is the past tense of boss about?
The past tense of boss about is bossed about.

Words near boss about in the dictionary

  1. bosquets
  2. Bosquez
  3. Bosquezes
  4. Bosra
  5. boss
  6. boss about
  7. boss around
  8. boss bitch
  9. boss bitches
  10. boss boy
  11. boss boys

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