badass

Pluralbadasses

1. 1
   very cooladjectiveslangUS

   Bold and extreme in how someone or something looks or acts, in a way people think is very cool.

   Your new leather jacket looks really badass.

   She landed a badass skateboard trick in front of the whole park.

   Similarcool, awesome, wicked, sick

   Oppositelame, uncool

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2. 2
   admired personnounslangUScountable

   A person others look up to because they are brave, skilled, bold, or tough.

   My grandma is a total badass who still goes rock climbing.

   The firefighters who saved the family were real badasses.

   Similarhero, legend

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3. 3
   nounslangUScountable

   A mean person who starts fights, or someone who looks or acts tough in an unpleasant way.

   Stay away from the badass who hangs out behind the gym.

   The new kid acted like a badass and pushed everyone around.

   Similartough, thug, bruiser, bully

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4. 4
   adjectiveslangUS

   Ready to fight and always causing trouble.

   The badass kids at the bus stop kept starting fights.

   Her older brother and his badass friends were always in trouble with the police.

   Similartough, aggressive, rowdy, hostile

   Oppositemeek, gentle

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