He acted tough and thought of himself as a 'badass'.
a 'badass' criminal
a 'badass' musician
(..) an hour to pull 'em off. Guys, we've gotta come up with something good. The other groups are way ahead of us. they think they're so badass just 'cause had a vestigial tail and spinal meningitis. Ben could have had that tail. He's just not a show-off (..)2010 TvShow: Scrubs Title: Our Thanks Season: 9 Episode 13