badass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A belligerent or mean person; a person with an unpleasantly extreme appearance, attitudes, or behavior.
  2. A person considered impressive due to courage, skill, daring, audacity, and/or toughness.
adj
  1. Belligerent and troublesome.
  2. Having an extreme appearance, attitude, or behavior that is considered admirable.

Pronunciation

/ˈbædæs/ /ˈbædˌæs/ /bædˈæs/ En-us-badass.flac en-au-badass.ogg

Word forms

badass badasses bad-ass bad ass bad-arse badarse bad arse more badass most badass

Etymology

From bad + ass (“buttocks; one's self or person”).

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