[Ads-l] boss (top enemy in a level/game in gaming)

[Ben Zimmer]

On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 2:47 AM Barretts Mail <mail.barretts at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/boss): An enemy, often at the
> end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in
> order to progress.
>

If you click on the "citations" tab, you'll find relevant examples going
back to the '80s, drawn from arcade manuals and such.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:boss

--bgz

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