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 (DIR) Post #ASN5fEyXNoBpJzrXxg by cariad@tech.lgbt
       2023-02-05T11:53:57Z
       
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       Genuine question: why are video game bosses called "bosses"? Is it some 80's r/antiwork sentiment? A reference to crime bosses? Where'd the name come from?
       
 (DIR) Post #ASN5fFWDMb810RcRSC by davidjamesweir@tech.lgbt
       2023-02-05T12:29:51Z
       
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       @cariad Wiktionary says it comes from the Japanese ボス ('bosu') and relates to the use of 'boss' as leader of a criminal gang...https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%82%B9#Japanese