Bossa Nova

In the late 1950s and early '60s, songwriters like the classically-trained Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim and the soft-voiced guitarist João Gilberto created a smoother, jazz-influenced version of the Samba - which itself was a product of the nation's poorer classes. Middle-class Brazilians preferred the newer sound, which was dubbed Bossa Nova, or "The New Way." Bossa Nova is velvet sophistication atop a feathery five-against-four rhythm, and is most famously epitomized by Gilberto's "Girl from Ipanema." American jazzmen like Stan Getz - who went on to collaborate frequently with Gilberto and Herbie Mann visited Brazil and brought the Bossa Nova to international attention. Some commercial distortion followed, but Bossa Nova continues to influence modern Brazilian pop and other regional styles today.

Bossa Nova: Antonio Carlos Jobim Aka Tom Jobim, Astrud Gilberto, Bebel Gilberto, Baden Powell, Eliane Elias, Elis Regina, João Gilberto, Nara Leão, Sérgio Mendes, Stan Getz, Maria Rita, Sitti Navarro, Rosalia De Souza, Celso Fonseca, Luiz Bonfá, Carlos Lyra, Tamba Trio, Gal Costa, Seu Jorge, Vinicius de Moraes.

by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ September 17, 2010

Oh Shit Its The Boss!

A phrase elicited during a sighting of one Bruce Springstein.

*hanging out after the show at the rear exit of the concert venue*

fan: Oh Shit Its The Boss!!

by John Calvin Boone III March 26, 2009

Beat the Final Boss

Quick masturbation session during a break from, or after a marathon of gaming.

I played World of Warcraft for 8 hours yesterday. I got wired from all caffeine, I had to beat the final boss before I could sleep.

by bruno13069 December 23, 2017

Boss Behavior

The means by which one person is completely and totally untouchable, he is being a boss at whatever his skill might be and he behaves like it, He disgustingly owns noobs and is never questioned, this is boss behavior

He doesn't count that shit no more he weighs that shit, he is on some boss behavior.

by M-STAK March 13, 2008

boss

adj. meaning extremely cool, awesome, or fly

That concert was sooo boss

by Grace December 23, 2004

Boss Lady

THE woman who is in control. People who have never her see her and feel the need to respect her, and do. Runs the show, is cool and collected, gets the job done. Confident, never looks down. Depends respect and gets it.

Because she demands respect, and gets it, she is the Boss Lady.

by SpinDoctor14 August 14, 2009

Bassy

An automatically GORGEOUS man.

God, that's Bassy!

by Rayne Mezzanotte April 26, 2011