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badassy

adj

Etymology

From badass + -y.

  1. inherited from *h₁órsos✻
  2. inherited from *arsaz✻
  3. inherited from *ars✻
  4. inherited from ærs
  5. inherited from ars
  6. compounded as badass — “bad + ass”
  7. formed as badassy — “badass + -y”

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of a badass

    Characteristic of a badass; impressively tough or audacious.

    • the six million Dollar Man, Darth Vader, Robocop—we have a passion for badasses who restore their mortal bodies with machinery. One of the earliest and most badassy cyborg action heroes was born 500 years ago in Württemberg, Germany.
    • Sincero belongs to that tradition, and urges her readers to identify their dreams and take terrifying risks in order to be the “brightest, happiest, badassiest version of yourself”.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA