badassery

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US/bædˈæsəɹi/

noun

The behaviour or quality of a badass; belligerence, audaciousness, etc.

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badassness
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Meanings

nounbadassery (uncountable)
  1. USslanguncountablesometimes considered vulgarThe behaviour or quality of a badass; belligerence, audaciousness, etc.

    ...the crowning moment of badassery

    2012, Danny Vittore, Back the Fuck Up!: Wild Animals That Don't Give a Shit!, page 77
    2 more examples

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

    2010, Richard K. Morgan, The Steel Remains, link

    ...he could always remember the badassery it took to survive the labyrinth.

    2010, Daniel Nayeri, Another Pan, page 179

    Synonyms: badassness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe behaviour or quality of a badass; belligerence, audaciousness, etc.

Similar
badassness
Also see
badassitudebadassness

Origin

From badass + -ery.

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Translations

Spanish acojonamiento, acojone
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APA

badassery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/badassery

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Chicago

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