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Posted: 12/20/2020 10:24:44 AM EDT

I hear it more and more...

What's up boss?
Here you go boss.
Have a good one boss.

I've always taken it as an insult, as to the culturally enriched it means big ole sack of shit.

Seems exclusive to the 40 and under crowd. I'm in my 30s, I say sir, man, bud. Never boss. It used to be heard only occasionally, now I hear it nonstop.

Maybe I look like a boss, cop, or douche

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:26:26 AM EDT

[#1]

Are you anyone's boss?

That could explain it.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:28:01 AM EDT

[#2]

I always assume people that say it did time. Referring to the COs as boss.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:28:10 AM EDT

[#3]

When I go to the shop the guys say "Yes, master" and I call them "boy".
Tongue in cheek of course, only about 60% of them are black (want to hear people get down on BLM and such is talk to some black guys that the average number of years of retention is 20+). Yes, we have no HR at any place I've ever worked. The left would have a coranary when I buy watermellons in the summer and put them on ice for the guys to eat at the end of the day to cool off.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:29:19 AM EDT

[#4]

Prison slang. At least that's what I was taught years ago as an easy way to figure out who the former jailbirds were.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:29:40 AM EDT

[#5]

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Are you anyone's boss?

That could explain it.

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Yes, but no one at the drive through window is going to know that

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:30:55 AM EDT

[#6]

I don't know, chief.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:31:53 AM EDT

[#7]

Look here, fat.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:32:06 AM EDT

[#8]

My buddy's girlfriend is from Argentina.

She didn't like it when I referred to her as Patron.

I think that's an awesome name. They call Pablo that in Narcos.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:33:17 AM EDT

[#9]

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I don't know, chief.

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Me either sport.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:33:40 AM EDT

[#10]

I'm not your sport, cuz

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:33:42 AM EDT

[#11]

Boss backwards is SSOB. Sorry son of bitch

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:35:34 AM EDT

[#12]

Because that’s my sons nickname (Boston = Boss).

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:35:38 AM EDT

[#13]

I'd rather be called boss than buddy when I don't even know you!

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:36:58 AM EDT

[#14]

Usually when someone calls me boss or chief I presume they feel that I'm the farthest thing from their boss or chief.

The only exception is the guys I work with who are African immigrants (Ghana and Cameroon). I'm pretty sure they say "boss" because I'm the boss and don't mean any disrespect. (At least I hope so.)

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:37:38 AM EDT

[#15]

I counseled at work calling people “boss” was better than calling everyone “dickless.” Even my argument that I was right more than 50% of the time didn’t sway the HR lady.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:38:24 AM EDT

[#16]

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I'd rather be called boss than buddy when I don't even know you!

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The number of times I have told someone "I'm not your buddy, I'm not your pal, I'm not your friend" is a lot.

My pronouns are he/him "hey you" "hey dipshit" etc...

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:38:36 AM EDT

[#17]

I've been in corrections for almost 20 years.

It was a common term when I got hired.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:39:07 AM EDT

[#18]

I wanted to be cool like our soon to be president and called some guy a "dog-faced pony soldier". He smacked me upside the head.

So I went back to calling everyone boss.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:39:34 AM EDT

[#19]

Aye, Bosmang. We'll give it hard to the fuckin' inners.

But according to the etymology: English boss comes from Dutch "baas", originally a term of respect used to address an older relative, later, in New Amsterdam (17th century Dutch Settlement on the southern tip of Manhattan island that became New York City), it began to mean a person in charge who is not a master.

English boss comes from Dutch "baas"

Dutch

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:39:45 AM EDT

[#20]

I’m not your boss, pal.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:40:02 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
I hear it more and more...

What's up boss?
Here you go boss.
Have a good one boss.

I've always taken it as an insult, as to the culturally enriched it means big ole sack of shit.

Seems exclusive to the 40 and under crowd. I'm in my 30s, I say sir, man, bud. Never boss. It used to be heard only occasionally, now I hear it nonstop.

Maybe I look like a boss, cop, or douche

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Have you ever noticed the number of bastards in that 40 & under crowd?

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:40:28 AM EDT

[#22]

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My buddy's girlfriend is from Argentina.

She didn't like it when I referred to her as Patron.

I think that's an awesome name. They call Pablo that in Narcos.

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That's because you referred to her as a man.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:40:50 AM EDT

[#23]

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I’m not your boss, pal.

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I’m not your pal, paisan.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:41:46 AM EDT

[#24]

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Prison slang. At least that's what I was taught years ago as an easy way to figure out who the former jailbirds were.

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I was told that by a former employee that worked for DOC. He said it was not a respectful thing.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:43:01 AM EDT

[#25]

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I'd rather be called boss than buddy when I don't even know you!

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I'm not your buddy, guy!

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:44:03 AM EDT

[#26]

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:46:11 AM EDT

[#27]

I tend to use “old-timey” vernacular, which includes lots of ARFCOM trigger words: Boss, Hoss, Chief, Bud, and Mr./Ms. [First Name].

I just dislike unnecessary formalities.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:47:35 AM EDT

[#28]

I hate being called “Mr. Screechjet.”

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:50:40 AM EDT

[#29]

Slave conditioning?

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:50:54 AM EDT

[#30]

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I'm not your buddy, guy!

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Buddy Guy - The Blues Is Alive And Well (Official Audio)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIn_gA2XwL0

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:54:11 AM EDT

[#31]

Ey Boss = PINK GUY.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stuypygkA1I

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:54:14 AM EDT

[#32]

From what I hear, Sport, it's because the youts have watched Cool Hand Luke.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:57:08 AM EDT

[#33]

That's the dead give away they have been to prison, calling you Captain or Boss screams inmate.

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:58:57 AM EDT

[#34]

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That's the dead give away they have been to prison, calling you Captain or Boss screams inmate.

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Hey captain, sound like you know about prison

Posted: 12/20/2020 10:59:14 AM EDT

[#35]

Because saying "hey faggot" isn't acceptable anymore.

Posted: 12/20/2020 11:01:47 AM EDT

[#36]

I’m the Jefe

Posted: 12/20/2020 11:05:59 AM EDT

[#37]

It's like they verbalize their own criminal history yo.

Posted: 12/20/2020 11:07:50 AM EDT

[#38]

bud, chief, boss, all insults, can't stand em unless it's an actual close friend using them. Whenever anyone says boss though I always immediately and calmly correct it: "I'm not your boss", and move on with the conversation.

Posted: 12/20/2020 11:08:41 AM EDT

[#39]

Maybe OP hangs around people that just finally watched Cool Hand Luke.

Posted: 12/20/2020 11:08:42 AM EDT

[#40]

I picked it up from my time in jail. It's pretty commonly used when referring to any of the security guards.

Posted: 12/20/2020 11:08:56 AM EDT

[#41]

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I always assume people that say it did time. Referring to the COs as boss.

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This, I always tell them they're the boss.

Posted: 12/20/2020 11:10:19 AM EDT

[#42]

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That's the dead give away they have been to prison, calling you Captain or Boss screams inmate.

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Wrong.

Everyone from the lowest officer to the warden can be referred to as Boss or BossMan. Both staff & inmates use the term to address whose ever in charge at the moment.

The only one referred to as Captain is an actual Captain. Most times he's referred to as a White Shirt.

Posted: 12/20/2020 11:13:05 AM EDT

[#43]

Different word filling a gap as 'sir' increasingly is used in a mocking / negative way

Posted: 12/20/2020 11:13:36 AM EDT

[#44]

Andre the Giant used to call everyone ‘Boss’ as a way of making them feel more comfortable around him, according to Cary Elwes(Wesley) during the production of ‘The Princess Bride’.

Posted: 12/20/2020 11:15:09 AM EDT

[#45]

I am trying to incorporate “Old Sport” into my daily life.

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Posted: 12/20/2020 11:15:50 AM EDT

[#46]

yep, its ghetto culture and i outright ask people to refrain from it in our workplace. I also find it insulting to put "Mr." in front of my first name. I'm not a plantation slave owner. Black people use this exclusively and i find it reinforces their self subjegation, which is disgusting. I respond more kindly to this with "please, call me [first name]."

Posted: 12/20/2020 11:19:47 AM EDT

[#47]

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Prison slang. At least that's what I was taught years ago as an easy way to figure out who the former jailbirds were.

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This.......Used in prison by dirt bags. BOSS = sorry son of a bitch backwards.

Posted: 12/20/2020 11:20:22 AM EDT

[#48]

Seriously though, while it can be used as an insult or meant as demeaning, it is not always used that way. It can be a term of bro endearment. Context and inflection will give you a hint as to how it is intended.