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superbad

superbad adjective: very bad.

Adjective

superbad (comparative more superbad, superlative most superbad)

  1. Very bad.
    • Whose^([sic]) gonna remember a black man unless he was a superstar athlete or a superbad criminal? Black men in America die like flies everyday,^([sic]) and no one cares. Hell, I doubt that I will live to 21.2005, Kenneth V. Hardy, Tracey A. Laszloffy, Teens who hurt, page 90
    Synonyms:
    evil, villainous
    Antonyms:
    good, nonbad, saintly
  2. (slang) Fine, excellent.
    • Brian became my little brother; he was a superbad bluesman.2003, Etta James, David Ritz, Rage to survive: the Etta James story, page 218

Synonyms of superbad

Antonyms

Forms of superbad

comparativemore superbad
superlativemost superbad

Origin of superbad

From super- + bad.

Questions about superbad

What does superbad mean?
Superbad means very bad.
What part of speech is superbad?
Superbad is an adjective.

Words near superbad in the dictionary

  1. superb warblers
  2. superbabe
  3. superbabes
  4. superbackground
  5. superbackgrounds
  6. superbad
  7. Superbagnères
  8. superball
  9. superballistic
  10. superballs
  11. superband

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