Badass vs Badassery - What's the difference?
badass | badassery |
(US, slang) A mean or belligerent person; a person with extreme attitudes, behavior or appearance.
(US, slang) Having extreme appearance, attitude, or behavior that is considered admirable.
(slang) The behaviour or quality of a badass.
* 2010 , Richard K. Morgan, The Steel Remains ,
* 2010 , Daniel Nayeri, Another Pan ,
* 2012 , Danny Vittore, ''Back the Fuck Up!: Wild Animals That Don't Give a Shit!,
As nouns the difference between badass and badassery
is that badass is a mean or belligerent person; a person with extreme attitudes, behavior or appearance while badassery is the behaviour or quality of a badass.As an adjective badass
is having extreme appearance, attitude, or behavior that is considered admirable.badass
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Alternative forms
* bad-assNoun
(es)- Don't mess with that guy, he's a real badass .
Adjective
(en adjective)- That tough guy looks badass .
Usage notes
* See cool (senses 3-7). * Compare wicked (sense 2) * See (etymology 2)Synonyms
* (admirable) cool, awesomebadassery
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- Think The Dying Earth with added barbarian badassery — this is some very superior genre-blending.
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- ...he could always remember the badassery it took to survive the labyrinth.
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- ...the crowning moment of badassery