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baas

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. baas (noun)
  2. baa (verb)

baas

noun \ˈbäs\

Definition of BAAS

South African
: boss, master —used especially by nonwhites when speaking to or about Europeans in positions of authority

Origin of BAAS

Afrikaans, from Dutch
First Known Use: 1785

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