bodacious
pronunciation
How to pronounce bodacious in British English:
UK [bəʊˈdeɪʃəs]
How to pronounce bodacious in American English:
US [boʊˈdeɪʃəs]
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- Adjective:
- incorrigible
- unrestrained by convention or propriety
Word Origin
- bodacious (adj.)
- 1837 (implied in bodaciously), Southern U.S. slang, perhaps from bodyaciously "bodily, totally," or a blend of bold and audacious, which suits the earliest attested sense of the word. Popularized anew by 1982 Hollywood film "An Officer and a Gentleman."
Example
- 1. The taj mahal -- bodacious !
- 2. That was the most bodacious party , dude !
- 3. Does that mean that everyone with bodacious breasts should get a reduction ?
- 4. And the machine was crufty and bodacious , existing in theory only .
- 5. Barbie " the bodacious plastic babe who became a role model for millions of little girls , setting an impossible standard for beauty and style " makes the list at number 43 .