superbad

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English

Etymology

From super- +‎ bad.

Pronunciation

Adjective

superbad (comparative more superbad, superlative most superbad)

  1. Very bad.
    Synonyms: evil, villainous
    Antonyms: good, nonbad, saintly
    • 2005, Kenneth V. Hardy, Tracey A. Laszloffy, Teens who hurt, page 90:
      Whose gonna remember a black man unless he was a superstar athlete or a superbad criminal? Black men in America die like flies everyday, and no one cares. Hell, I doubt that I will live to 21.
  2. (slang) Fine, excellent.
    • 2003, Etta James, David Ritz, Rage to survive: the Etta James story, page 218:
      Brian became my little brother; he was a superbad bluesman.