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BadArse
1. Mother-flipping British English variation of the American 'badass'. This version works best pronounced with an English accent, in the same way that the American 'badass' works best with an American accent.
It's unpopular, under-used and extremely difficult to pull off without sounding like a total muppet; consequently, it's hipper than wearing a home made t-shirt with a quote on that nobody's ever heard of, taken from a book no one has ever read.
It's unpopular, under-used and extremely difficult to pull off without sounding like a total muppet; consequently, it's hipper than wearing a home made t-shirt with a quote on that nobody's ever heard of, taken from a book no one has ever read.
hipster1: You know Steve McQueen did all his own stunts.
hipster 2: Yes, he was the quintessential Badarse
hipster 2: Yes, he was the quintessential Badarse
BadArse by Lucky Wise Fool September 4, 2012
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Bad Arse • bad bitch • bad • bad boy • Bad Boy Halo • bad man • bad friend • Bad Girls • Bad Religion • bad bunny
Badarse
Badarse is a way of saying badass when you are in a place where you might get in trouble for saying badass. There may be variations on this such as badonkadarse, as in "check out the badonkadarse on the chick"
Badarse by wiuweoiutk October 25, 2009
Badarse
A ‘British’ version of the word badass. Except, no actual British person would say that. For when American writers try to write brits and do it laughably wrong.
“Okay, so I read over that draft you sent me, you had Tom say “Badarse”?
“What’s wrong? He’s a British character.”
“British people don’t… talk like that.”
“What’s wrong? He’s a British character.”
“British people don’t… talk like that.”
Badarse by Steernaught May 4, 2025
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