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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

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

From Slate Jan. 13, 2026

Tried to make it all as badass as possible.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

“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

Forget the folks setting personal bests on the treadmills at Orangetheory; these women are the real badasses.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 9, 2020

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




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