need help

Grant Barrett gbarrett at AMERICANDIALECT.ORG
Tue Oct 12 03:17:09 UTC 1999


On Tuesday, October 12, 1999, Andy Sachs <asachs at KNIGHTNET.CREIGH
TON.EDU> wrote:
>i am currently discussing the word badass with my girlfriend.
she
>claims that it is two words. i say one. even though i have
provided
>proof that it exists as one word in a dictionary she won't
believe me
>because there is no etymology provided. can anyone help me.
>

My opinion:

As an adjective: "That's a bad-ass bike, Bubba."

As a noun: "He's always going around like he's a badass."

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Grant Barrett

World New York
http://www.worldnewyork.com/



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