Talk:Boss

There seems to be a disagreement in the article. Such discussions belong here on the talk page. I have moved the text in question from the article to the talk page while the matter is sorted out.

• • • Boss is also a slang term created by Professor J. Agredano (of the Moorpark Community College Circuit in California) which means "the best" or "most choice."

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• • • The phrase was perhaps inforced by Professor J. Agredano, yet the phrase was rightfully coined by Barrie.for sure

Slang expression

• Boss is a slang term for the word penis.

Please provide a cite. Gaius Cornelius 18:09, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

• Boss is also a term used for a raised surface area (syn. knob) of mechanical component utilized for attachment or alignment.

• Is Boss a slang expression only, or is it a normal word of the English language? If so, what is its etymology, especially which language does it come from? The oldest boz-expression comes from the greek writers Prokopius and Jordanes of the 6th century - there it was the name of a leader (but not a king - they had none) of the Antes between Dnjepr and Don, who was hanged together with the nobles of his tribe by the goths after being defeated in a battle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.133.155.70 (talk) 10:06, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

Boss Audio & Boss Loudspeakers

These entries seem to be about the same company - are they needed twice? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.153.45.54 (talk) 08:44, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Also

Hugo Boss the aftershave? ArdClose (talk) 23:33, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

The Boss is a 1972 board game by Ideal. http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7152/the-boss —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.248.139.209 (talk) 17:22, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Who's the boss?

Our article says the the following musicians are referred to as "the Boss":

• Bruce Springsteen ("The Boss", born 1949), American singer and songwriter
• James Brown (1933–2006), influential 20th century singer and songwriter
• Diana Ross (born 1944), actress and singer
• Maynard Ferguson (1928–2006), jazz trumpet player
• Rick Ross (rapper) (born 1977), American rapper
• Ross the Boss Friedman (born 1954), guitarist of The Dictators and Manowar

I know that Springsteen is often called "The Boss", and this nickname is also explained and sourced in his wikipedia article. But our articles on James Brown, Diana Ross, Maynard Ferguson, Rick Ross don't mention such a nickname at all. (Although several of them have written or performed a song by this name.) Do we have any references that these musicians are really (commonly) referred to as "Boss"? --Austrian (talk) 18:58, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

No sources so far. So I will remove them. --Austrian (talk) 14:29, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Video Gaming?

Boss (video gaming) - Not sure why this isn't on one of the lists... unless I'm totally blind -Catija (talk) 17:05, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Which I am... *sigh* Ignore me. -Catija (talk) 17:06, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Shield boss?

Am I blind, or is Shield boss not on here? 2A00:23C6:3E27:A101:D0B5:C1F7:61AD:CCA (talk) 17:25, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

I am blind. 2A00:23C6:3E27:A101:D0B5:C1F7:61AD:CCA (talk) 17:26, 4 January 2025 (UTC)