Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Rad
Rad noun - A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
Both words in one sentence
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Wolves feel really quite good about themselves and their totally rad ability to form an awesome, bad-ass pack and just straight up eat a whole moose.
Source: Wolf Tropes -
Parodied in the final scene of Malibu's Most Wanted when the epic battle between B-Rad's crew and the bad guys happens in the head Bad Guy's house.
Source: There Was a Door - Ironically, that scene shows just how "bad" it is, with the footage of Rad Racer being a mediocre at best performance (so much for his Informed Ability).
Source: Mundane Made Awesome / Film
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