badass
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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
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
"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
“Excuse me. The cool parents. The hardcore, badass, hipster parents.”
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
Every single one of those girls, they’re badasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
“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
And to keep lighting that for generations to come, mis hijas y mis nietas, until the time all Latinas and indigenous women are seen for the queens and badasses we've always known we are.
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2020
And of course, the kids—some adorable, and some badasses.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
