Word: bossnappings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bo
ssna
ppings
Definition: Plural of bossnapping; a form of lock-in where employees detain management in the workplace, often in protest against lay-offs and redundancies, and has especially been carried out in France
Morphemes:
Affix: boss
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
Affix: -nap
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming verbs with the sense of "abduct", or sometimes "abscond with".
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.