noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The behaviour or quality of a badass; belligerence, audaciousness, etc. US, slang, uncountable

   "Think The Dying Earth with added barbarian badassery — this is some very superior genre-blending."

Synonyms

All synonyms

badassitudebadassness

Example

More examples

"Think The Dying Earth with added barbarian badassery — this is some very superior genre-blending."

Etymology

From badass + -ery.

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