badass
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badass(
bahd
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ahs
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (slang) (vulgar) (impressive and rebellious) (United States)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States
a. machote (colloquial) (masculine)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I'd never want to fight with that badass dude.Nunca querría pelear con ese tipo machote.
2. (slang) (vulgar) (very good) (United States)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States
b. chingón (slang) (vulgar) (Mexico)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Mexico
Eric is a badass drummer.Eric es un batería chingón.
c. de puta madre (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
This salsa is badass.Esta salsa está de puta madre.
e. chévere (colloquial) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I saw the new designs, and they are badass.Vi los diseños nuevos y están chéveres.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (slang) (vulgar) (impressive and rebellious person) (United States)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el machote (M) (colloquial) (masculine)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
My boyfriend is such a badass. My mom doesn't like him.Mi novio es un machote. A mi madre no le cae bien.
b. el cabrón (M), la cabrona (F) (slang) (vulgar)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Julie is a real badass. I'd stay away from her.Julie es una cabrona. Yo me mantendría alejado de ella.
c. el tío duro (M), la tía dura (F) (colloquial) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
She thinks she's such a badass, but she's actually a wimp.Se cree una tía dura, pero realmente es una blandengue.
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