girlboss
noun
girl·boss
ˈgər(-ə)l-ˌbȯs 
-ˌbäs
variants
or less commonly girl boss
plural girlbosses also girl bosses
: an ambitious and successful woman (especially a businesswoman or entrepreneur)
As … a female captain of industry, she became an accidental role model of female ambition and success. She was the ultimate girlboss.—
Julia Molony
Julia Molony"I think the biggest part of being a girl boss in the office, at home, or anywhere you go is just knowing your value," [Meghan] Markle says.—Samantha Simon
Samantha SimonInstead of changing the system, the girlboss just took on those traditional leadership roles and claimed the problem had been solved by the nature of her being there. But, by deeming her "girlboss" instead of just "boss," we kept her separate, somehow othered, in the workplace world that she'd become a part of.—Abby Snyder
Abby Snydergirlboss feminism
the girl-boss era
girlboss
verb, transitive + intransitive
or less commonly girl-boss
girlbossed also girl-bossed; girlbossing also girl-bossing; girlbosses also girl-bosses
… girlbossing her way towards greater authority …
—Abigail Nussbaum
Abigail Nussbaum
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Dorothy Lyon, like Wendy, is a Mary Sue with all the unfortunate girlboss tropes on display.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In the special, Robinson brings her raw and unfiltered perspective to topics including the myths and realities of being a girlboss, the perils of wearing a thong, and the real reason that women start book clubs and launch businesses on Etsy.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
Call Her Alex is a portrait of a woman packaging herself as a girlboss Howard Stern.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 9 June 2025
Vogue recently spoke to Walker about letting Tom Wolfe guide her expectations of present-day digital media, her favorite blog she’s ever written, the ghostly specter of the girlboss, and attempting to resist universalizing in her writing.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 May 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In the special, Robinson brings her raw and unfiltered perspective to topics including the myths and realities of being a girlboss, the perils of wearing a thong, and the real reason that women start book clubs and launch businesses on Etsy.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
Call Her Alex is a portrait of a woman packaging herself as a girlboss Howard Stern.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 9 June 2025
Vogue recently spoke to Walker about letting Tom Wolfe guide her expectations of present-day digital media, her favorite blog she’s ever written, the ghostly specter of the girlboss, and attempting to resist universalizing in her writing.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 May 2025
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“Girlboss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlboss. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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