baas

Etymology 1

From Afrikaans baas. Doublet of boss.

noun

  1. (South Africa) An employer, a boss. Frequently as a form of address.
    ‘That's not what I'm complaining about, Baas,’ said Gordon. 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 40
    ‘Excuse me, baas,’ she said, 'you have knowing eyes.' 1932, George Bernard Shaw, The Adventures of the Black Girl in her Search for God, Hesperus Press Limited, published 1961, page 11

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

noun

  1. plural of baa

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of baa

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