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girlboss

American  

[gurl-baws, -bos] / ˈgɜrlˌbɔs, -ˌbɒs /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of girlboss

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

Example Sentences

In her fourth outing with Mr. Lanthimos, Emma Stone again shows an impressively daring quality in a grueling and degrading role, which spoofs today’s clichés about girlboss power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Glossier marked a different kind of capitalist venture, a reclamation of the beauty business in the mold of the girlboss.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

For the long-awaited return of "Ted Lasso," the trope of the girlboss comes to the pitch.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2023

This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss England’s late queen and new prime minister, the troubles of DWAC’s SPAC, and the demise of girlboss hangout The Wing.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2022

In the film, Asha, a certified girlboss, starts to resent the expectation that she entertain those matchmaking efforts.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2022