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badass

Date: Nov 21 2001

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“I wanted to play a little bit of a badass, I wanted to play someone who was unashamed and was in touch with her sexuality.” – Drew Barrymore, talking about her role in the new movie Charlie’s Angels

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

a person who likes to get into trouble, a person who doesn’t fear authority, a person who has fun breaking rules, a mean and angry person

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

“Badass” is usually used to describe a person who has no fear. A person who drives too fast, gets in fights and uses rude language is a “badass.” Some famous “badasses” are Dennis Rodman (basketball player), Daryl Strawberry (baseball player), Liam Gallagher (singer from rock group Oasis), Axl Rose (singer from rock group Guns ‘n’ Roses) and Johnny Depp (actor).

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

“Your brother is a badass, man. He never does anything your parents say, and I heard he stole a gun from your grandfather. Is that true? The guy in that movie The Terminator is a badass. He kills everybody. He doesn’t care about anything.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

It is someone who is real tough and won’t put up with noone’s crap.
by Sonia (Evora, Portugal)
The meaning of “badass” is “belligerent” or “mean-tempered”, i think.
by Hayrettin (Ankara, Turkey)
I think that a “badass” must be a person who is not cool, that sucks, or just crazy !!
by Ariane (Santiago, RS, Brazil)
II think “badass” means a belligerant and worthless person; in other words a bum.
by Lino (Rome, Italy)

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