badass
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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
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
Just for a moment, I wanted to join the badass gang that made subversive movies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
"Not because I'm lying about anything, but because I'm a badass," she added.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
He kept saying I was: such a badass, and I’d felt like one.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
“That’s the thing about being a Raider, they’re badasses on the field, but they’re kittens off the field.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
They’re all badasses and we’re each other’s listening board.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2022
“They went through a horror movie,” Due said, before yelling at them, “I love you! You’re kinda badasses, you know?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2021
Who better to portray godlike aliens, aerial crime-stoppers and lethally elegant badasses than dancers?
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2020
And of course, the kids—some adorable, and some badasses.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
