bossie
A South African term for a small bush or shrub, derived from the Afrikaans word for bush.
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Goedemorgen Yuki. You could have kept it, but…😊 Know you’re very happy Female Bossie is home! 🐾😍🐾
Yuki, you REALLY want that squeaky ball. 😆 Bossie wouldn’t let you steal it, would he, Yuki?
And repeal Citizen's United... BTW. This is David Bossie. He's a college dropout, friend of Bannon, and all around fucking pig.
There’s the plane with female bossie! She’ll be home in less than 2 hours. 😊
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A South African term for a small bush or shrub, derived from the Afrikaans word for bush. In the South African landscape — which ranges from fynbos to bushveld — bossies (plural) are everywhere, and the word is part of everyday Afrikaans-influenced English vocabulary. The word also appears in informal South African expressions and children's games played outdoors, and it carries a distinctly local, sun-drenched character.
The kids spent the whole afternoon hiding behind bossies and launching surprise attacks on each other.
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(South Africa) A small bush.
“Goedemorgen Yuki. You could have kept it, but…😊 Know you’re very happy Female Bossie is home! 🐾😍🐾”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Yuki, you REALLY want that squeaky ball. 😆 Bossie wouldn’t let you steal it, would he, Yuki?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“And repeal Citizen's United... BTW. This is David Bossie. He's a college dropout, friend of Bannon, and all around fucking pig.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“There’s the plane with female bossie! She’ll be home in less than 2 hours. 😊”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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