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bossling

bossling noun: a diminutive, subordinate, or petty boss.

Noun

bossling (plural bosslings)

  1. (derogatory) A diminutive, subordinate, or petty boss
    • If he can hope to go up higher only as the result of making himself useful to some boss or bossling, in matters having nothing in the world to do with the discharge of his legitimate duties, …1915, The Town; A Civic Journal - Volumes 1-2 - Page 32
    • A thousand tribes' worth of memory and rite flowed underground, cooling for a year, to roar like a cataract at the appointed hour, and inevitably to dry up again, some bossling having carried off the tawdry shield.2006, Ben Oswest, The New Suffolk Hymnbook - Page 209

Forms of bossling

pluralbosslings

Origin of bossling

From boss + -ling (diminutive suffix).

Questions about bossling

What does bossling mean?
Bossling means a diminutive, subordinate, or petty boss.
What part of speech is bossling?
Bossling is a noun.
What is the plural of bossling?
The plural of bossling is bosslings.

Words near bossling in the dictionary

  1. bosslessness
  2. bosslet
  3. bosslets
  4. Bossley Park
  5. bosslike
  6. bossling
  7. bosslings
  8. bossly
  9. bossman
  10. bossmen
  11. bossnapping

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