superbad

English

Etymology

super- +‎ bad

Pronunciation

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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^[sic] gonna remember a black man unless he was a superstar athlete or a superbad criminal? Black men in America die like flies everyday,^[sic] 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.