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miniboss

miniboss noun: a minor or incidental boss in a video game.

Noun

miniboss (plural minibosses)

  1. A minor or incidental boss in a video game.
    • One of MadWorld's minibosses is about to turn our hero into a flapjack.2009, Nintendo Power, volumes 237-239, page 58
    Synonyms:
    midboss

Synonyms of miniboss

Forms of miniboss

pluralminibosses
alternative formmini-boss

Origin of miniboss

From mini- + boss.

Questions about miniboss

What does miniboss mean?
Miniboss means a minor or incidental boss in a video game.
What part of speech is miniboss?
Miniboss is a noun.
What is the plural of miniboss?
The plural of miniboss is minibosses.

Words near miniboss in the dictionary

  1. minibody
  2. minibond
  3. minibonds
  4. miniboom
  5. minibooms
  6. miniboss
  7. minibosses
  8. minibox
  9. miniboxes
  10. minibraai
  11. minibreak

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