Definition of badassery
US slang, sometimes offensive
1
: the state or condition of being a badass : badass quality or character
- The Seattle quartet, hailed as godfathers of emo back when that word made you think of something other than “eyeliner,” indulged the distorted guitar badassery of their grunge-era brethren …
- —Rob Harvilla, Village Voice, 22 Sept. 2009
2
: the actions or behavior characteristic of a badass
- Neveldine and Taylor's … action scenes rely mostly on blood spurts instead of feats of badassery …
- —LA Weekly, 3 Sept. 2009
