Bossy boots

Posted by Brian from Shawnee November 07, 2005In reply to Bossy boots posted by Richard Wiegold on November 05, 2005

Does anyone know the origin of the phrase 'bossy boots'?

Many thanks.

Sounds like something you would call a child: "Little Miss Bossy Boots", in perhaps a playfully condescending way. I don't know if there's any way of knowing who first thought of it.

"Bossy Boots" is the title of a Sponge Bob Squarepants episode (an American cartoon aimed at preschool through adult viewers), but thefreedictionary.com lists it as "British & Australian informal".