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  • adjective cool, awesome, heroic, admirable

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Examples

  • Which, of course, paved the way for the great "TJ migration" and soon thereafter the uncles' pajamas went above their ankles and they grew out their bad-ass Rasputin beards overnight like advanced Muslim Chia Pets.

    Wajahat Ali: A Mosque Story Wajahat Ali 2011

  • Many of these women came with their babies in arms, and no one cared because they are bad-ass experts in SEO optimization, personal branding, sponsor ambassadorship and networking.

    Kari Henley: Mommy Bloggers Are Going to Rule the World Kari Henley 2011

  • A clumsy brawler which burst onto the scene with the integrate of victories though often the bad-ass image, usually to see most of which fame as good as fad blur divided due to embarrassing waste to unheralded opponents, the finish deficiency of the belligerent game, as good as alternative hallmarks of the warrior woefully confused for the large leagues.

    MMA Ratings: Fight Picks and Predictions for TUF 10 Finale: More Kimbo admin 2009

  • Which, of course, paved the way for the great "TJ migration" and soon thereafter the uncles' pajamas went above their ankles and they grew out their bad-ass Rasputin beards overnight like advanced Muslim Chia Pets.

    Wajahat Ali: A Mosque Story Wajahat Ali 2011

  • So maybe she just decided to get herself a bad-ass lawyer to help her get what she thinks she's owed.

    Phil Trounstine: Character in the CA Gov Race: eMeg, Nicky & the Smoking Letter Phil Trounstine 2010

  • A clumsy brawler which burst onto the scene with the integrate of victories though often the bad-ass image, usually to see most of which fame as good as fad blur divided due to embarrassing waste to unheralded opponents, the finish deficiency of the belligerent game, as good as alternative hallmarks of the warrior woefully confused for the large leagues.

    Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009

  • And finally, there is evil bad-ass Dragos, who is has some nefarious (and again unexplained) goal of his own.

    REVIEW: Godkiller: Walk Among Us (Episode #1) directed by Matt Pizzolo 2009

  • Not a Planet Anymore lists Top 5 most bad-ass Doctor Who moments.

    SF Tidbits for 1/29/09 2009

  • Glad to see my successor helped it be its best bad-ass self.

    In Conclusion, I Hate You All karenhealey 2010

  • So maybe she just decided to get herself a bad-ass lawyer to help her get what she thinks she's owed.

    Phil Trounstine: Character in the CA Gov Race: eMeg, Nicky and the Smoking Letter Phil Trounstine 2010

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