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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

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

"Not because I'm lying about anything, but because I'm a badass," she added.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

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

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

We cut through the science hallway and down the back stairs, toward the music room, where there appears to be some pretty badass drum and guitar business going on behind closed doors.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli




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