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What is it with using the word "boss" in headlines recently? It comes across to me as negative, perhaps because it makes me think of "crime boss". Is that the

by cout 3y ago

What is it with using the word "boss" in headlines recently? It comes across to me as negative, perhaps because it makes me think of "crime boss". Is that the intent or am I off base?

leros 3y ago
It's regional. It's used in the UK and this is a BBC article.
- cout 3y ago
  That makes sense if it's a construction used in the UK that's starting to be adopted elsewhere. I've been seeing it in US media (NPR, USA Today, Newsweek, to name a few).