girlboss

[ gurl-baws, -bos ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a woman, especially a young woman, who is ambitious and successful in her career:

   This guide will help you get it together so that you can accomplish your goals and be a girlboss!

   My girlboss of a sister graduated five years ago and has already been promoted twice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of girlboss¹

Popularized in 2014 by U.S. businesswoman Sophia Amoruso (born 1984) in her book Girlboss; girl ( def ) + boss ¹( def )

Example Sentences

The host, who once claimed that Taylor Swift was a "girlboss psyop," said he thinks Trump would very easily be able to make good on his promise to deport millions of Americans.

From Salon

The other women seemed to find themselves in settings like this frequently, their seamless socializing a sign that they were comfortable with — deserving of — being doted on by brands and other institutions complicit in the Girlboss Industrial Complex.

From Los Angeles Times

Then there were the strange remarks last week from Bumble founder and #girlboss icon Whitney Wolfe Herd, who informed the audience at Bloomberg’s Tech Summit of “a world where your dating concierge could go and date for you with another dating concierge.”

From Slate

Although a man striving to make as much money as possible might feel capitalist and gross, a woman who does the same is a #girlboss—a beloved trope among millennials making their way in an industry in which only 23 percent of technical roles are filled by women.

From Slate

“Poker has taught me more patience than anything,” said the Nasty Gal founder and “Girlboss” author, now in venture capital.

From Los Angeles Times