badass
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badass
- /ˈbædæs/ UK
- /ˈbædˌæs/ US
- /bædˈæs/
Rhymes with (older) -æs
Where it comes from
From bad + ass (“buttocks; one's self or person”).
noun badasses · bad-ass · bad ass · bad-arse · badarse · bad arse
- A belligerent or mean person; a person with an unpleasantly extreme appearance, attitudes, or behavior. Don’t mess with that guy, he’s a real badass.
- A person considered impressive due to courage, skill, daring, audacity, and/or toughness. "I'm a badass." (Jack Nicholson to a New York friend, early 1973.)
adjective more badass · most badass
- Belligerent and troublesome. Uncle Jr. was really quiet. Probably because he was a junior high school teacher and was around badass, hollerin' kids all day.
- Having an extreme appearance, attitude, or behavior that is considered admirable. That tough guy looks badass.
