Bossypants
Overbearing person's garment
Bossypants combines bossy with pants to suggest someone who acts domineering or takes charge—often used playfully or affectionately rather than critically: Okay, bossypants, what do we do next?
The word gained wider recognition as the title of Tina Fey's 2011 memoir, reinforcing its tone of self-aware humor about assertive women.
Aggressively asserting control
- assertiveConfidently self-assured
- controllingExerting authority over others
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
opinionated · commanding · pushy · strong-willed · micromanager · alpha · decisive · outspoken
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
- SNLNBC sketch program acronym
- 30 RockNBC workplace comedy series
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
showrunner · Amy Poehler · improv · Second City · Weekend Update · producer · screenwriter · comedian
Unacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- workplace equalityFair treatment at work
- female leadershipWomen directing organizations
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- gender dynamicsSocial patterns between sexes
breaking barriers · male-dominated · trailblazer · working mother · double standard · sexism · representation · ambition
domineering
Aggressively asserting control
- assertiveConfidently self-assured
- controllingExerting authority over others
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
headstrong · opinionated · commanding · pushy · strong-willed · micromanager · alpha · decisive · outspoken · forceful
Tina Fey
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
- SNLNBC sketch program acronym
- 30 RockNBC workplace comedy series
Hollywood · showrunner · Amy Poehler · improv · Second City · Weekend Update · producer · screenwriter · comedian · bestseller
glass ceiling
Unacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- workplace equalityFair treatment at work
- female leadershipWomen directing organizations
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
gender dynamics · breaking barriers · male-dominated · trailblazer · working mother · double standard · sexism · representation · ambition · career woman
Bossypantspushover
Easily defeated opponent
doormat · wallflower · shrinking violet · follower · yes-man
Bossypantseasygoing
Relaxed in temperament
laid-back · accommodating · agreeable · flexible · collaborative
Bossypantsfollower
One who supports another
underling · team player · listener · collaborator · subordinate
boss, bossy, pants, bossier, bossiest, bossiness, bosses, bossed, bossing