Meaning & use
Bossing
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Giving orders to someone in a domineering or overbearing way.
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Stop bossing your little brother around and let him choose the game.
She resented being bossed around by a manager barely older than herself.
A note on using this word
In British slang, "bossing it" has taken on a positive meaning of performing excellently, as in "she's bossing it at work."
Words with a similar meaning
ordering arounddomineering
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Another way to use it
2. verb
British informal: performing extremely well or excelling at something.
He's absolutely bossing it in his new role.
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