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To add to above, Harper's Dictionary of Contemporary Usage says bodacious is a dialect term popularized in America in the "Barney Google and Snuffy Smith" comic strip. It means bold, audacious, daring, and arrogant. It may well be a blend of "bold" and "audacious" and originally appeared in British slang centuries ago as boldacious. However, the Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary credits the present version as an Americanism.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted bodacious (spelling error?) is it slang? wolfram2 03/20/00 09:28 PM Re: bodacious (spelling error?) is it slang? lusy 03/20/00 11:56 PM Re: bodacious (spelling error?) is it slang? jackiemw 03/21/00 11:03 PM
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