washed-up
Definition:
(adjective)
no longer popular or successful
badass (noun)
tough and dangerous man
Example: Seth knew he was washed-up as a boxer. Even Mini-Me was more of a badass than he was.
Quote:
"He's kind of washed-up. He wore a girdle the whole movie. And spray-on hair? Come on. This is not the Steven Seagal I remember! I remember a badass."
- Rapper-turned-actor DMX, describing his experience working on the film
Exit Wounds
Though washed-up sounds like something you might find on the beach,
it comes from vaudeville theater slang of the 1920s. Washing up was what
you did at the end of the day and if you were washed-up, it was
the end of your fifteen minutes of fame.
So what's the opposite of a badass? Not a goodass! Candy-ass
is the word we use to describe feminine, weak and cowardly men.
A. C. Kemp | February 27, 2003
