badassness

== English == === Etymology === From badass +‎ -ness. === Noun === badassness (uncountable) (US, sometimes considered vulgar, slang) The quality or state of being badass. 2022, JR Moores, Electric Wizards: A Tapestry of Heavy Music, 1968 to the Present, unnumbered page: 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. ==== Synonyms ==== badassery