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badass

[ bad-as ]

adjective

  1. (of a person) difficult to deal with; mean-tempered and sometimes violent.
  2. so tough, assertive, or independent as to be somewhat intimidating:

    He is one badass sheriff who stops at nothing to solve a mystery.

  3. awesome or impressive; worthy of admiration: a bluegrass band with a badass fiddler.

    badass American sports cars;

    a bluegrass band with a badass fiddler.



noun

  1. a mean-tempered troublemaker.
  2. a somewhat intimidating person who is tough, assertive, or independent:

    She’s a corporate badass who knows her worth.

badass

/ ˈbædˌæs /

noun

  1. a tough or aggressive person

    the meanest badass in town



adjective

  1. tough or aggressive

    a badass rock band

  2. excellent

    a real badass watch

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Word History and Origins

Origin of badass1

First recorded in 1950–55; bad 1 + ass 2

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Example Sentences

“The Mandalorian’s Cara Dune Is The Feminist Badass We Needed From Star Wars,” read a 2019 headline from the entertainment website PopSugar.

Every year, Apple sells us on its most expensive and badass products.

We now have a chance to “close the loop,” from thought to movement to touch and back to thought, and make some badass robots along the way.

Had he stopped with that and walked off, it would have been irresponsible, sure, but also badass.

As a small and nimble team, we were able to pivot quickly, but to do it on-brand and at an elevated level required all hands on deck—and hiring a badass creative director to bring our vision to life.

From Fortune

This is a new version of Catman, his past is yet to be told, but an ordeal made him not just badass, but flawed, deeply flawed.

The Daily Beast spoke to Dormer about her badass new role and all things Game of Thrones.

It can happen to the guy playing a badass on Sons of Anarchy.

She is a badass who can take down any opponent that stands in her way, regardless of gender.

All that, and, Jonas tells me, “overall I thought it was just really badass.”

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