Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

badassness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: badass-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being badass.

American usage; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She led her lady mateys to great riches, eventually becoming captain of yet another crew, this time of male pirates who were entranced by her beauty and devoted to her badassness."
"You get a cold smackdown if you don't at least feign badassness and say you've smoked weed."
"Produced by Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo […] its tracks were more structured and cleaner than Magik Markers' earlier releases without watering down the band's innate badassness."

Etymology

From badass + -ness.

Usage

Synonyms

badassery

Questions

What does badassness mean?: The quality or state of being badass.
Where does badassness come from?: From badass + -ness.

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