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title: "badass · GenZ Decoded"
description: "badass: Someone impressively tough, assertive, and independent. Example: \"She is a badass who does not let anyone make her choices for her.\" Meaning and usage."
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# badass

Boomer[#social](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/social/)

**Meaning.** Someone impressively tough, assertive, and independent.

See it in a sentence

She is a badass who does not let anyone make her choices for her.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [based](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/based/),[BDE](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bde/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [doing you](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/doing-you/),[you do you](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/you-do-you/)

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer · this one

    badass,[do your own thing](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/do-your-own-thing/)

- Plain English

    someone impressively tough, assertive, and independent

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## Related slang

- [aura farming](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/aura-farming/): Doing something specifically to look effortlessly cool and build up your reputation.
- [baby](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/baby/): An affectionate term for a close friend or romantic partner, used warmly in conversation.
- [bandwagon](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bandwagon/): Someone who follows trends or supports a team only to fit in.
- [be there or be square](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/be-there-or-be-square/): A playful invitation to show up or miss out on something good.

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