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Which one is grammatically correct: "boss lady" or "lady boss"? Thank you in advance.

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Good question. Both are grammatically correct, but they sound different in English. “Boss lady” is a casual, modern phrase. People often use it playfully to mean a strong or confident woman in charge. “Lady boss” is also possible, but it sounds old-fashioned and less common. Most native speakers today would say “boss lady.” So if you want to sound natural in everyday English, “boss lady” is the better choice.
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They are both correct, but with slightly different meanings because the noun and adjective are switched. "Boss lady" means a lady who is [a] boss. I think the adjective 'boss' used here is not necessarily the narrower meaning of 'person in charge within an organisational structure', but a broader meaning of 'excellent, ambitious, successful, in control'. You might say "she's such a boss lady" to express admiration for someone. "Lady boss" means a boss who is a lady, it's used to specify the gender of the boss or to refer to the wife of a business owner. I agree with Abby that "boss lady" is a much more modern phrase, though I think it might be more common in American English - here in Australia I don't think I've ever heard it being used. Whereas "lady boss" is something that I commonly hear and use, particularly in Asian-owned businesses.
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I think "lady boss" is just normally to mention that the boss in any organisation or something like that is a lady and "boss lady" directly tells about a strong and confident lady.

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