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girlbosses

girlbosses is the plural of girlboss.

Meaning of girlboss

Noun

girlboss (plural girlbosses)

  1. (neologism) A female entrepreneur who succeeds in the male-dominated business world.
    • The book also includes sidebars featuring guest “girlbosses” (bloggers, Internet entrepreneurs) who share equally clichéd suggestions for business success.2014, review of #Girlboss by Sophia Amoruso, Kirkus Reviews, 15 July 2014, page 41
  2. (broadly, neologism) Any strong-willed, independent, enterprising woman.
    • But viewers stanned girlbosses in every genre, from Parks and Recreation's idealistic bureaucrat Leslie Knope to Game of Thrones' colonizer Khaleesi, Daenerys Targaryen.2021, Judy Berman, "What comes after the pop-culture girlboss", Time, 5 July 2021 - 12 July 2021, page 98

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Questions about girlbosses

What is girlbosses the plural of?
Girlbosses is the plural of girlboss.

Words near girlbosses in the dictionary

  1. girlbands
  2. girlboss
  3. girlbossdom
  4. girlbossed
  5. girlbossery
  6. girlbosses
  7. girlbossification
  8. girlbossified
  9. girlbossifies
  10. girlbossify
  11. girlbossifying

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