bossy-boots

noun

British, informal
: a person who often tells other people what to do : a bossy person
Her mum is a real bossy-boots.
often used before another noun
her bossy-boots mum

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“Bossy-boots.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bossy-boots. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.

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