bodacious
adjective
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Some of our readers may know bodacious as a word that figured prominently in the lingo of the 1989 film Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Others may recall the term's frequent use in the long-running "Snuffy Smith" comic strip. Neither the creators of the comic strip nor the movie can claim to have coined bodacious, which began appearing in print during the 1800s, but both likely contributed to its popularity. The exact origin of the word is uncertain, but it was most likely influenced by bold and audacious, and it may be linked to boldacious, a term from British dialect meaning "brazen" or "impudent."
Examples of bodacious in a Sentence
Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
In 2018, our own Tennessean reporters ranked it the most bodacious bathroom in Nashville.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 16 Apr. 2024
Much like the Vegas statue known as the Blue Angel — a 15-foot-tall figure of a bodacious female seraph that was installed when the Rat Pack were in residence — Shelly has achieved monument status.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Yesterday evening the legacy space kicked off its succinct and bodacious night with a cocktail hour.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Bodacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodacious. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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