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bosses around

bosses around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of boss around.

Meaning of boss around

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
    • Phoenix: Being bossed around by a woman... I know how you feel.2007 March 16, Capcom Production Studio 4, quoting Phoenix, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All, Europe: Capcom, →OCLC, Nintendo DS, scene: Part 3: Investigation, Plaza, level/area...
    Synonyms:
    boss about

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Bosses around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of boss around.

Words near bosses around in the dictionary

  1. bossers
  2. Bossert
  3. Bosserts
  4. bosses
  5. bosses about
  6. bosses around
  7. Bosses of the Plains
  8. bosses up
  9. bossest
  10. bosset
  11. bossets

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