badass
(US, sometimes considered, _, vulgar, slang, positive connotation) A person considered impressive due to courage, skill, daring, audacity, and/or toughness.
Seen in the wild
Anyways, this is a new iteration of Roxie because I keep going back and forth between stoic & badass and dumb & furry with lots of teeth
We have Mandalorian and Grogu coming out later this month simply because Boba Fett looked so GODDAMN COOL just mostly standing around 45 years ago. We have a Maul show right now because he looked badass as hell 25 yea…
Because why not? A handful of my favorite Met Gala looks from tonight, in no particular order.... Amy Seward...amongst all the folks referencing random famous works of art, she referenced HER OWN famous work of art,…
ngl if i were the president i would absolutely build a giant badass ballroom on the east wing of the white house
That is, objectively, a badass hobby and I encourage you to share about it whenever the mood strikes. Tbh I should take a side quest through what you have already 😉
Definitions
(US, sometimes considered, _, vulgar, slang, positive connotation) A person considered impressive due to courage, skill, daring, audacity, and/or toughness.
There are badasses, and there are badasses. Dothan is one of the latter, from a family full of badasses. I'm not saying he isn't a decent sort. He's fully rational, not like his brother Curtis. But Christ, when the sombitch gets mad …
Comments
(US, sometimes considered, _, vulgar, slang, negative connotation) A belligerent or mean person; a person with an unpleasantly extreme appearance, attitudes, or behavior.
“We have Mandalorian and Grogu coming out later this month simply because Boba Fett looked so GODDAMN COOL just mostly standing around 45 years ago. We have a Maul show right now because he looked badass as hell 25 years ago.”
Don’t mess with that guy, he’s a real badass.
Badass means: A belligerent or mean person; a person with an unpleasantly extreme appearance, attitudes, or behavior.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. It carries sexual or vulgar connotations; not alarming on its own but worth understanding the context your teen heard it in. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
badass means: A belligerent or mean person; a person with an unpleasantly extreme appearance, attitudes, or behavior.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“Anyways, this is a new iteration of Roxie because I keep going back and forth between stoic & badass and dumb & furry with lots of teeth”
— Bluesky· May 2026“We have Mandalorian and Grogu coming out later this month simply because Boba Fett looked so GODDAMN COOL just mostly standing around 45 years ago. We have a Maul show right now because he looked badass as hell 25 years ago.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Because why not? A handful of my favorite Met Gala looks from tonight, in no particular order.... Amy Seward...amongst all the folks referencing random famous works of art, she referenced HER OWN famous work of art, which is badass. Also, she looks great and I want her bag.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“ngl if i were the president i would absolutely build a giant badass ballroom on the east wing of the white house”
— Bluesky· May 2026“That is, objectively, a badass hobby and I encourage you to share about it whenever the mood strikes. Tbh I should take a side quest through what you have already 😉”
— Bluesky· May 2026
Comments
(US, sometimes considered, _, vulgar, slang, negative connotation) and troublesome.
Uncle Jr. was really quiet. Probably because he was a junior high school teacher and was around badass, hollerin' kids all day.
Comments
Used in
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "badass".
🗺️About Regional & Other slang
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "badass" (B)
Browse all slang words starting with B.
Related terms
People also read
Semantically related
- badassness88%
(US, sometimes considered, _, vulgar, slang) The quality or state of being badass.
- badassery88%
(US, slang, sometimes, considered, _, vulgar) The behaviour or quality of a badass; belligerence, audaciousness, etc.
- badassy86%
(US, slang) Characteristic of a badass; impressively tough or audacious.