badass

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badass

1. noun, rude slang Someone who is tough or aggressive. That guy is such a badass—I'm a little scared to talk to him, honestly. You don't have to be a badass all the time, you know. You can show some vulnerability.
2. noun, rude slang Describing someone or something that is tough or aggressive. This usage can be complimentary. That guy is so badass—I'm a little scared to talk to him, honestly.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

badass

1. mod. tough; bad; belligerent. (Usually objectionable.) Stop acting like such a badass punk!
2. n. a tough guy; a belligerent and arrogant person, usually a male. Don’t be such a badass all the time.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • dumbass
  • licking
  • diphead
  • dipstick
  • belting
References in periodicals archive
Why do we have to come to this tournament and think, 'Oh, America'?" At a training camp last year Arsenal's Leah Williamson told Neville this England team wanted be known as the badass women of world football.
At a training camp last year Arsenal's Leah Williamson (below) told Neville this England team wanted be known as the badass women of world football.
This book is a must-have for waking up your inner badass, and being the very best version of yourself."
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Here comes Hegar with a "tattoo" commercial -- the one announced in that badass news release -- that manages, in 30 seconds, to point out that she's a veteran, that she got tattoos to cover up scars of war, and that she's a mom with a cute kid.
In an interview with InStyle for their first-ever Badass Women issue, the athlete was asked which celebrities belong to this category.
Badass Marketing Moms new branding further enables the company to stand out, not only within the digital marketing space but also within the ever-growing movement for women to rise up.
Talking about the impetus behind Bygone Badass Broads: 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World, author Mackenzi Lee said, 'There's this myth [we] perpetuate through our silence that women weren't a part of history, even though there's evidence to the contrary.
He is seen romancing the ladies with panache while upholding his badass 'James Bond of the street' avatar.
In an action-packed teaser released yesterday, fans see more of Brock the antihero (who growls about how people have 'our own demons') than the enigmatic, complex and badass lethal protector that they have come to love.
Lupita took to her Twitter account to express her utter delight and exasperation that she couldn't buy tickets to the movie in which she stars as Nakia, a badass Wakandan warrior who moonlights as a super spy.
Sherry Stanfa-Stanley; FINDING MY BADASS SELF; She Writes Press (Fiction: Humor) 16.95 ISBN: 9781631522901