Bossy Definition & Meaning

bossy
adjective
  1. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"

"Bossy" in song lyrics

See how bossy is used in real songs:

  • "Mix with that Caramel Coffee, sittin pretty lokkin bossy"
    Dre Dog (Andre Nickatina) & Equipto — A Peez Paradise
  • "I love it when she bossy, sexy when she bossy"
    Birdman/Baby f/ Jason Derulo — Bossy
  • "Love it when I'm bossy, touch me when I'm bossy"
    Birdman/Baby f/ Jason Derulo — Bossy

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