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like a boss

like a boss prepositional phrase: skillfully, confidently.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (Internet, dated) Skillfully, confidently.

Origin of like a boss

Usage peaked in 2008 after the release of the song Like a Boss by the comedy hip hop group The Lonely Island.

Questions about like a boss

What does like a boss mean?
Like a boss means skillfully, confidently.
What part of speech is like a boss?
Like a boss is a prepositional phrase.

Words near like a boss in the dictionary

  1. like a bee in clover
  2. like a big dog
  3. like a bitch
  4. like a bitch on heat
  5. like a blue-arsed fly
  6. like a boss
  7. like a bowl in a china shop
  8. like a bug to a zapper
  9. like a bull at a gate
  10. like a bull in a china shop
  11. like a bulldog with a bone

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