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badass

[bad-as] / ˈbædˌæs /
NOUN
(vulgar) distinctively tough person
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Even Xavier, who’s obviously the most badass guy in the world, is not totally equipped.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

In short, Jarrell-Searcy was a bit of a badass.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

It’s 1981, and Quatro, a pint-sized, leather-clad, four-string-plucking badass, may be the first to feature lipstick in a music video.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

The point being that I should not expect to be a badass street officer on Day 1.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

She was even more of a badass than I'd previously thought.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi