girlboss
noun, verb
girlboss is spelled G-I-R-L-B-O-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, girlboss means “A female entrepreneur who succeeds in the male-dominated business world” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of girlboss is girlbosses.
How many letters and syllables are in girlboss?
| Letters | 8: G-I-R-L-B-O-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is girlboss?
Girlboss appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce girlboss?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-girlboss.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of girlboss
- girlbosses plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- girl boss
- girl-boss
- girlbossing participle, present
- girlbossed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does girlboss mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A female entrepreneur who succeeds in the male-dominated business world.
The book also includes sidebars featuring guest “girlbosses” (bloggers, Internet entrepreneurs) who share equally clichéd suggestions for business success.
- 2
Any strong-willed, independent, enterprising woman.
But viewers stanned girlbosses in every genre, from Parks and Recreation's idealistic bureaucrat Leslie Knope to Game of Thrones' colonizer Khaleesi, Daenerys Targaryen.
verb
- 1
To behave or act as a girlboss.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does girlboss come from?
From girl + boss, popularised by American businesswoman Sophia Amoruso in her 2014 book #Girlboss.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).