superbad

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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. slangFine, 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