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badazz

badazz is the pronunciation spelling of badass.

Meaning of badass

Noun

badass (plural badasses)

  1. (US, slang, sometimes considered vulgar, negative connotation) 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. (US, slang, sometimes considered vulgar, positive connotation) A person considered impressive due to courage, skill, daring, audacity, and/or toughness.
    • "I'm a badass." (Jack Nicholson to a New York friend, early 1973.)1975, Norman Dickens, “Badass”, in Jack Nicholson: The Search for a Superstar, New York, N.Y.: New American Library, →OCLC, page 124

See all 4 meanings of badass

Forms of badazz

pluralbadazzes
alternative formbad azz
alternative formbad-azz

Origin of badazz

Blend of badass + azz.

Questions about badazz

What is badazz the pronunciation spelling of?
Badazz is the pronunciation spelling of badass.

Words near badazz in the dictionary

  1. badassy
  2. badaud
  3. badauds
  4. Badawi
  5. Badawis
  6. badazz
  7. badazzes
  8. badboy
  9. badboys
  10. Badby
  11. badbye

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