באָס
דער
'boss'

ETYMOLOGY

DUTCH baas 'master'

WESTERN

Holland (Netherlands)

de baas [HOLLAND, Beem, Jerosche]
- Wen kaal schpielt de baas, schnelt man den parnas vor die naas. 'When the community plays the boss, the parns gets hit in the nose. A director who does not know how to assert his authority is in danger of being ridiculed by them. (Baas = English boss.)' {Jerosche №416}