Definition of a bad

bad    

adjective

• very good, excellent.

  Person 1: That's a bad shirt, man.
  
  Person 2: Thanks.

  That girl's bad.

  She's got bad ass.

  Look at that purse, it's so bad and i want it.

  • See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.

  Last edited on Dec 03 2016. Submitted by Michael Cassell from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 25 1997.

• really cute, hot, sexy; very fine or good looking

  Last edited on Sep 14 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 14 2011.

noun

• mistake. See my bad.

  My bad.

  • See more words with the same meaning: apologies (list of).

  Last edited on Feb 24 2003. Submitted by Spike Garcia from Berkeley, CA, USA on Feb 24 2003.

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Other terms relating to 'apologies (list of)':
sry	Definitions include: abbreviated form of "sorry".
sorry not sorry	Definitions include: an insincere apology.
excuse me all to hell	Definitions include: an apology.
my bad	Definitions include: an apology.
soz	Definitions include: sorry.
eat crow	Definitions include: to swallow one's pride and apologize for some offense.
(one's) bad	Definitions include: See my bad.
Other terms relating to 'good, okay, cool, awesome, fun':
NPA	Definitions include: Cool, wicked, etc.
phat	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool".
chim	Definitions include: good, fine.
on hit	Definitions include: very good.
cramazing	Definitions include: "crazy" + "amazing".
k-rad	Definitions include: very rad.
bomb-*ss	Definitions include: very "bomb".
bostin	Definitions include: very good; excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
shizot	Definitions include: "shit".
kinky	Definitions include: cool.
radical	Definitions include: very good; excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
sweet	Definitions include: good, excellent, fun; "cool".
like a boss	Definitions include: impressively.
own	Definitions include: Used frequently in online gaming.
all good	Definitions include: in functioning order or at a level of acceptability; "fine".
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Other terms relating to 'bad':
B.A	Definitions include: acronym of "bad-ass."
bad-*ss	Definitions include: a tough person or rebel.
bad beat	Definitions include: a disappointing event.
bad b*tch	Definitions include: a very attractive, cool, all-around good girlfriend-type.
bad blood	Definitions include: ongoing animosity.
bad boy	Definitions include: generic term for a specific object; "thing".
bad cop	Definitions include: a person in a position of authority who is strict or mean.
bad egg	Definitions include: a bad person.
bad guy	Definitions include: a criminal.
bad hair day	Definitions include: a day during which one can't make one's hair look good.
bad juju	Definitions include: an action that is likely to be harmful in a "karmic" way.
bad kitty	Definitions include: an evil young woman with conspicuous sex appeal.
badly wrapped kebab	Definitions include: vulva ("vagina").
bad-mouth	Definitions include: to say bad things about another person.
bad news	Definitions include: a bad person.
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