Associations to the word «Bossy»

Wiktionary

BOSSY, adjective. Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
BOSSY, noun. (US) (informal) (dated) A cow or calf.
BOSSY, adjective. Ornamented with bosses; studded.
BOSSY PANTS, noun. (informal) (sometimes used attributively) A pushy or domineering person.

Dictionary definition

BOSSY, adjective. 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".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn