badass

Plural: badasses

Noun

A belligerent or mean person; a person with an unpleasantly extreme appearance, attitudes, or behavior.
A person considered impressive due to courage, skill, daring, audacity, and/or toughness.

Adj

Belligerent and troublesome.
Having an extreme appearance, attitude, or behavior that is considered admirable.

Examples

Don’t mess with that guy, he’s a real badass.
That tough guy looks badass.

Origin / Etymology

From bad + ass (“buttocks; one's self or person”).

Synonyms

awesome, cool, sick, wicked

Scrabble Score: 9

badass: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
badass: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
badass: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

badass: valid Words With Friends Word