miniboss

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noun

A minor or incidental boss in a video game.

Similar
midboss
OriginEnglish boss ← Japanese ボス ← Dutch baas →
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Meanings

nounminiboss (plural minibosses)

plural minibosses · alternative mini-boss

  1. video gamesA minor or incidental boss in a video game.

    One of MadWorld's minibosses is about to turn our hero into a flapjack.

    2009, Nintendo Power, volumes 237-239, page 58

    Synonyms: midboss

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA minor or incidental boss in a video game.

Similar
midboss
Also see
midbosssub-boss

Origin

  1. LatinMinius
  2. Latinminium
  3. Italianminio
  4. Italianminiare
  5. Italianminiatura
  6. Englishminiature
  7. Englishmini-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰā-
  9. Proto-Germanic*bō-?
  10. Proto-Germanic*baswô
  11. Proto-West Germanic*baswō
  12. Old Dutch*baso
  13. Middle Dutchbaes
  14. Dutchbaas
  15. Englishboss
  16. Japaneseボス
  17. Englishboss
  18. Englishminiboss

From mini- + boss.

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APA

miniboss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniboss

MLA

“miniboss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniboss. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miniboss,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniboss.

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