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baas

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baa  (b, bä)
intr.v. baaed, baa·ing, baas
To make a bleating sound, as a sheep or goat.
n.
The bleat of a sheep or goat.
[Imitative.]
baas [bɑːs]
n
(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a South African word for boss1: used by Africans and Coloureds in addressing European managers or overseers
[from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch baes master; see boss1]
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Noun1.baas - South African term for `boss'
boss, foreman, honcho, chief, gaffer - a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
baas
noun master, boss (informal), chief, ruler, commander, head, overlord, overseer The word 'baas' is now regarded as an expression of servility


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