Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bossyboots

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bossy-boots
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bossy person.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Gertrude Stein, who might, in her time, have been considered a bit of a bossyboots herself, suggested that semicolons were simply commas with pretensions."

Etymology

From bossy + boots.

Usage

Informal

Frequently Paired Words

lazyboots

Synonyms

bossy pants

Questions

What does bossyboots mean?: A bossy person.
Where does bossyboots come from?: From bossy + boots.

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