baas
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of baas
C17: from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch baes master; see boss 1
Example Sentences
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In their tongue B.A.A.S. would spell revolting baas, "master," "boss."
From Time Magazine Archive
Said a rival: "Lady Caroline baas like a little sheep."
From Time Magazine Archive
In Chicago this week, amid bellows, oinks, neighs and baas, with the skirl of a bagpipe band, exuberant farmers gathered for the 42nd International Livestock Exposition.
From Time Magazine Archive
The word baas means “move” in Afrikaans, but it is customarily reserved for cattle.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Many whites at the ranch had accepted me as an individual, an equal, that I called them by their first names, instead of baas, and could joke with them.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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