bamf

1. InternetSignalling a user's disappearance from a discussion, chat room, etc.

   Synonyms: poof

plural BAMFs

1. abbreviationacronymslangAcronym of bad-ass motherfucker, a very tough or formidably impressive person who is not to be trifled with.

   And -atttitude-^([sic]) is a big part of being a BAMF, too.

   1997 November 3, Matthew Jeremy Blevins, “Kira creams Damar”, in rec.arts.startrek.current (Usenet)

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   Yarborough took a beat, recovered a little, got back to being a BAMF. Telepath couldn't put him down, he boasted. He hadn't met the freak that could.

   2003, John Ridley, “Thirty-four and Holding”, in Those Who Walk in Darkness, New York, N.Y.: Warner Books, →ISBN, page 23

   Fast-forward to my thirty-fifth birthday and my brother and I decided it was time to fulfill my dream of being a BAMF.

   2011, Jill Kargman, Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut: Essays & Observations, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow, →ISBN, page 140

   The first thing we learned about humanityless Caroline is that her voice is down an octave (sultrier, digging it), and also that she is a total BAMF.

   2015 March 13, Rebecca Serle, “The Vampire Diaries Recap: Take Out Her Heart”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 11 May 2023

   Ariana tweeted her little heart out and set the record straight for fans, while slamming the Grammys in the process. And because she's a BAMF, she won an award three days after her tweetstorm.

   2019 February 10, Stacy Grant, “Is Ariana Grande Trolling the Academy After the 2019 Grammys Feud?”, in Seventeen, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Digital Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 May 2022