Etymology
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super- + bad
Pronunciation
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Adjective
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superbad (comparative more superbad, superlative most superbad)
- 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.
- (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.