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badass

[bad-as] / ˈbædˌæs /
NOUN
(vulgar) distinctively tough person
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In short, Jarrell-Searcy was a bit of a badass.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

Just for a moment, I wanted to join the badass gang that made subversive movies.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

And she makes decisions that we don’t agree with, but I think one thing we all can agree on is that she’s a badass.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 12, 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

“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

Who better to portray godlike aliens, aerial crime-stoppers and lethally elegant badasses than dancers?

From Washington Post Jan. 8, 2020

Paramount’s official trailer for “Terminator: Dark Fate” featured no shortage of female characters being total badasses.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2019

And of course, the kids—some adorable, and some badasses.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds




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