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お局つぼね様さま

お局様 is not-nice way to describe a bossy female coworker in the workplace. However, like many Japanese words, it's history is often different from its current meaning.
お局つぼね様さま is used to mention a female employee who is very bossy in the work place. In English, we might translate this as “queen bee” or “the lady of the office”. Originally, お局つぼね様さま was a title for women in high positions in the imperial court or Edo palace. And their...
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