Etymology

boss up

Today it means: To strive to reach one's goals through effort and determination; to start working hard. Full definition →

Dutch pas op
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boss up · verb1

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

boss up · interjection2

  1. Dutch · derived frompas op
  2. English todayboss up

From Dutch pas op from Afrikaans.

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