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Bossier vs Bossies - What's the difference?

bossier | bossies |

As adjectives the difference between bossier and bossies

is that bossier is (bossy) while bossies is (south africa|slang) bosbefok; shell-shocked.

As a noun bossies is

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bossier

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (bossy)

    • bossy

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
    • Synonyms
    * dictatorial, authoritarian, commanding, tyrannical, demanding, inflexible * see also

    Etymology 2

    Diminutive of dialectal English boss, as used in the term ).

    Noun

    (bossies)
  • (US, informal, dated) A cow or calf.
  • * about 1900 , O. Henry,
    • A week before, while riding the prairies, Raidler had come upon a sick and weakling calf deserted and bawling. Without dismounting he had reached and slung the distressed bossy across his saddle, and dropped it at the ranch for the boys to attend to.

    Etymology 3

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Ornamented with bosses; studded.
    • ----

    bossies

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    Diminutive of bosbefok.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (South Africa, slang) bosbefok; shell-shocked
  • * 1983 , Frontline (volume 3, issues 3-10, page 32)
    • What, for instance, of all those rumours about troops who went “bossies ” - bush-mad?
  • * 1987 , Andrew Donaldson, Forces' favourites (page 40)
    • "Herman has never been the same since he went bossies , anyway," said a girl with pale pink hair. "He is much less violent now and far more trustworthy. Our relationship has definitely improved since his re-enlistment."