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bad-ass en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of badass.
    alt of badass
    • I don't care who you are or how negative or emo you are, you have to admit that would be the most bad-ass thing ever if I could kick ass without weapons. 2011, Berning Flame, Hello? : A Teen's Journal, →ISBN:
    • I can tell you this: we had some bad-ass grass in our front yard. 2012, Eddie Payton, Paul T. Brown, Craig Wiley, Walter and Me: Standing in the Shadow of Sweetness, →ISBN:
    • These are the bad-ass women who are sweaty, smelly, with mascara running down their cheeks and they don't give a rip. 2014, Christine Henson, Quit Acting Like a Bitch and Become a Bad Ass Woman, →ISBN, page 13:

Forms

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more bad-ass Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most bad-ass Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

bad-assness

bad-ass en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of badass.
    alt of badass
    • When you think about ninjas, wimpy is probably about the last word that comes to mind. They're bad-asses. 2015, Debbianne DeRose, Manifesting for Simpletons:
    • “Don't call me sweet. Call me hot. Or awesome. Or well-endowed. Kittens are sweet, not me.” I try not to laugh. “Okay, fine. You're a hot, awesome, well-endowed bad-ass.” 2014, Leisa Rayven, Bad Romeo, →ISBN, page 371:
    • You're probably one of those people from Colón who think they're bad-asses. 2014, CD Moulton, Clint Faraday book 14: Dead End, →ISBN, page 31:

Forms

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bad-asses Number=Plur lexicographic