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bad

slang Good or cool. Dang, that's bad, man. I love the sound on your new album. "You're one bad man!" Joe yelled, slapping me in the back when I returned to the dugout after hitting a grand slam. That's your new motorcycle? Ooh, that's bad.
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bad

1. mod. powerful; intense. This grass is bad!
2. mod. suitable; excellent; good. I got some new silks that are really bad.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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