badass

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A belligerent or mean person; a person with an unpleasantly extreme appearance, attitudes, or behavior.

   Don’t mess with that guy, he’s a real badass.

2. noun A person considered impressive due to courage, skill, daring, audacity, and/or toughness.
3. adjective Belligerent and troublesome.
4. adjective Having an extreme appearance, attitude, or behavior that is considered admirable.

   That tough guy looks badass.

Similar words

naughty bully rascal rogue brute scoundrel lowlife hard-ass hard-core harsh

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Word family

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