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Bodacious

/boʊˈdeɪʃəs/ · adjective · slang

Bold, audacious, and excellent — admirable in a big, confident way.

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Definitions

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Attractive or impressively shapely, especially the phrase 'bodacious bod.' Can be flirty or admiring.

“Check out the bodacious paint job on that car.”
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Remarkable, excellent, or impressive in a bold way. General praise that peaked in the 80s.

“That was a bodacious move, pulling off the whole plan.”
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3

Daring and audacious — confident to the point of being gutsy.

“Skipping school for the concert was a bodacious call.”
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Bodacious In A Sentence

Dude, those waves were bodacious all afternoon.
She gave a bodacious speech, totally owned the room.
That's the most bodacious pizza I've ever seen, it's huge.

Origin & Usage

A blend of 'bold' and 'audacious' with roots in 19th-century American dialect. It surged in the 80s via surf culture and was cemented by 'Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure' (1989) with its 'most bodacious' phrasing.

Variants bodacious bodmost bodacious
Tags #80s#american#pop#surf

People Also Ask

What does bodacious mean in slang?

It means bold, impressive, and excellent. It can also describe someone or something as strikingly attractive.

Where does the word bodacious come from?

It's an old American blend of 'bold' and 'audacious' that got revived as 80s surf and teen slang.

Is bodacious a compliment?

Yes, it's almost always positive — calling something bodacious means it's awesome or eye-catching.

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