bossfight

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noun

A fight against a boss.

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Meanings

nounbossfight (plural bossfights)

plural bossfights · alternative boss fight

  1. video gamesA fight against a boss.

    Out already, free via Itch, The One Who Struggles is a game consisting entirely of one multi-phase bossfight.

    2021 November 26, John Walker, “14 Fascinating Unknown Indie Games To Play Straight Away”, in Kotaku, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2022
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    Fireb0rn takes it a step further, spamming special attacks to dominate bossfights even if they get hit from time to time.

    2017 October 2, Heather Alexandra, “Cuphead Player Beats Bosses Without Taking A Single Hit”, in Kotaku, archived from the original on 18 Feb 2018

Origin

From boss + fight.

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APA

bossfight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bossfight

MLA

“bossfight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bossfight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bossfight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bossfight.

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