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boss up¹

Where it comes from

From various senses of boss; first sense possibly devised as a gender-neutral form of man up.

verb bosses up · bossing up · bossed up

  1. intransitive, slang To strive to reach one's goals through effort and determination; to start working hard. When life gets you down, boss up and take control.
  2. To modify a corner in sheet lead to avoid leaving a hole in the angle.
  3. dated, transitive To manage a household and its servants.

boss up²

Where it comes from

From Dutch pas op from Afrikaans.

interjection

  1. South Africa, obsolete Take care; look out.

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@misc{boss_up_2026,
  title = {boss up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boss%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}