boldacious

boldacious
adj
fearsome, enormous, impressive, feisty. The word is now often used in black speech and by teenagers and has spread from American usage (where it origi-nated) to the language of British teenagers. It appears to be a blend of bold and audacious, but Chapman's New Diction-ary of American Slang derives it from 'body-atiously', meaning bodily.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • boldacious — bol·da·cious …   English syllables

  • boldacious — (ˈ)bōl|dāshəs adjective Etymology: probably blend of bold and audacious dialect Britain : brazen, impudent …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bodacious — remarkable; outstanding (from US slang, from British dialect boldacious , a blend of bold and audacious ) …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • bodacious — Australian Slang remarkable; outstanding (from US slang, from British dialect boldacious , a blend of bold and audacious ) …   English dialects glossary

  • bodacious — [bəʊ deɪʃəs] adjective N. Amer. informal excellent, admirable, or attractive. Origin C19: perh. a var. of SW dialect boldacious, blend of bold and audacious …   English new terms dictionary

  • bodacious — /boʊˈdeɪʃəs/ (say boh dayshuhs) adjective remarkable; outstanding. {US south and midland d., probably from British dialect (Devon and Cornwall) boldacious, bowlddacious brazen, bold, from blend of bold and audacious} …  

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