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/Sounds like "BOHS" (as in "boat")/

Meaning

Chicano Spanglish for the boss or employer, from English "boss." El bos is the one who signs your check and calls the shots at work, different from the foreman who just supervises the crew.

Examples

The boss doesn't want to pay overtime even when we work twelve hours.

Talk to the boss if you want to request a day off.

Regional synonyms

To shamelessly ask someone for money, food, or favors with zero intention of giving anything back. In Mexico, pechar is the art of the perpetual moocher, the friend who never has money, always needs a ride, and somehow never pays for their own meal.