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badass

[bad-as] / ˈbædˌæs /
NOUN
(vulgar) distinctively tough person
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Krista Almqvist, Badass Animal Rescue’s executive director, estimates that about 65 percent of the organization’s foster applications come through social media.

From Slate • Sep. 4, 2025

The 400-plus page “Matriarch” charts her poor upbringing in Galveston, Texas, under the self-ascribed nickname Badass Tenie B; dabbling in singing, sewing and beauty; and her tumultuous marriage to Mathew Knowles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

Her semi-autobiographical book Badass, released in 2010, encouraged young women to live life with attitude and confidence.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024

Matching containers look great for Instagram and Pinterest, but Katrina Green, founder of Badass Homelife in Sacramento, wants to relieve would-be organizers of the pressure of uniformity.

From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2020

By lunch, I’m starting to dig Badass Finch.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven




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