Charlie Hunnam

I was playing pretty boys and these angelic roles like Nicholas Nickleby and all that stuff. And I was like, 'What am I doing? This isn't who I am, as a man or an artist.' I had to overcome people's belief that I was too pretty to be a badass.

English Actor

Shemar Moore

What I love about 'Criminal Minds' is that Morgan is an ex-marine, ex-SWAT. To do those things you have to be a pretty badass dude. It's a great incentive to stay in shape.

American Actor

Dreama Walker

I am in love with girls that are bad and naughty and badass, and a little selfish, but I like to watch from a respectful distance!

American Actress

Jenna Dewan

I want to do stunts and play a badass. Like Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman. Physicality, fun, evilness.

Used to express high praise for someone's performance or attributes.

Positive Extreme

Conveys respect and admiration, often with a sense of coolness or awe.

Admiration Tone

Best reserved for casual conversations, not formal settings.

Informal Praise

Refers to someone with a strong, fearless personality that others might find intimidating.

Intimidating Persona

Doesn't always mean someone is literally tough; can also mean they have a strong presence.

Not Literal

More common among younger people and in modern pop culture.

Youthful Slang

Often associated with someone who breaks rules or challenges authority in a cool way.

Rebellious Flair

Describes an attitude or style that shows unapologetic confidence.

Confident Style

Can imply empowerment, especially when overcoming obstacles.

Empowerment Vibe

 I imagined burying her with my own hands. I imagined making the phone call to her grandparents, explaining that she had died, listening to them cry. I imagined living the rest of my life like a shell of a man, but pretending to put a smile on my face because I had a son to raise and now a daughter. My wife, badass that she is,

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 you'll pay for this Herald badass bird cassowaries are interesting in terms of their parental care because the males are the ones that provide the bulk of the care truly the mr. mom's of the animal kingdom's are out of the picture leaving the male to raise up the the babies and of course to feed them with

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 Thank you. And the third thing I said on that beach was, it looks like the most solitary endeavor in the world, and in many ways, of course, it is. And in other ways, and the most important ways, it's a team. And if you think I'm a badass, you want to meet Bonnie. Bonnie, where are you?

Never, ever give up PIPE...

 sheffy a human rights activist from Bahrain named one of the bravest bloggers in the world she is so badass that she can't even have a picture of herself online we also needed expertise on issues of digital access to the underserved and who better

The ecological structure...

 went off I didn't press snooze I just followed through on that because I believed in that right anger its idea to action that was my action today Dame Ella when your nearest source of help is in space you are officially a badass

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 with the general theory of relativity he also laid the foundation for the invention of the laser and it has lasers that were used to detect the gravity waves that's badass that's Einstein

Discovering Gravitational...

 I'll bail Kotter definitely was a badass librarian this could never have happened without his inspiration in his instigation I was engaged I was never afraid

The Timbuktu Job PIPE...

 jump i've ever in my life which is to most people impossible yeah is it doable absolutely miracles happen every day i'm a badass i'll definitely try it yeah

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 you know I mean I just had so many wood customers this year this could be interesting do you wanna boost curly I give up badass up there thank you this

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 for wildlife parts she's a badass isn't she her name is chile and she knows the snow leopard smell and

Badass

Positive Extreme

Admiration Tone

Informal Praise

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