"bossies" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Diminutive of bosbefok.",
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          "ref": "1983, Frontline, volume 3, numbers 3-10, page 32:",
          "text": "What, for instance, of all those rumours about troops who went “bossies” - bush-mad?",
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          "ref": "1987, Andrew Donaldson, Forces' favourites, page 40:",
          "text": "\"Herman has never been the same since he went bossies, anyway,\" said a girl with pale pink hair. \"He is much less violent now and far more trustworthy. Our relationship has definitely improved since his re-enlistment.\"",
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        "bosbefok; shell-shocked"
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