girlboss

[gurl-baws, -bos]

noun

Informal.

1. a woman, especially a young woman, who is ambitious and successful in her career.

   This guide will help you get it together so that you can accomplish your goals and be a girlboss!

   My girlboss of a sister graduated five years ago and has already been promoted twice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of girlboss¹

Popularized in 2014 by U.S. businesswoman Sophia Amoruso (born 1984) in her book Girlboss; girl ( def. ) + boss ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

While the episode may fly under the radar in comparison to the extremely tense “Fishes” or homoerotic undertones of “Honeydew,” the episode radically — finally! — sets women free from years of toxic diet culture as well as girlboss tropes.

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But women entered the paid workforce not because of girlboss feminism, but out of economic necessity.

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And if Meghan really wants to be a girlboss, why not take inspiration from a king?

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They are quietly managing empires and businesses of their own while telegraphing homesteading realness, shielding their own version of a “girlboss” reality.

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The host, who once claimed that Taylor Swift was a "girlboss psyop," said he thinks Trump would very easily be able to make good on his promise to deport millions of Americans.

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