Boozy can also be felt in the form of heat the way spirits can, both on the palate and in the chest warming sensation. In my personal opinion it can have a positive and negative connotation.
Sweet and boozy caramel, toffee, brown sugar - bourbon, dates, again raisin bread pudding with a boozy oaky backbone. Rich, boozy, sweet full mouthfeel with muted but decent carbonation defying the impression from the pour - warming and very tasty.
What is the origin of the word badass? Why a "bad" ass/"bad" + "ass"? What is an ass that is bad and how can an ass that is bad describe a tough person?
We've got a badass over here!", which is commonly used in internet flame-wars against so-called "internet tough guys". The positive meaning of "bad ass" or "badass" is derived from the somewhat dated slang usage of the word "bad", meaning "cool". For example, one might exclaim "That is one baaad ride, brother!" at the sight of one of these.
Badass and BAMF are both modern words with approximately the same meaning: "Someone who is awesome to an extreme level, thereby leveraging unquestionable authority." Is there another noun or title ...
A badass may be any one of these things however none of them imply that the individual is badass. A cut-purse or pickpocket would be a ruffian and a younger one a rapscallion however its unlikely you would consider them badass.
This question discusses formal synonyms for "badass" as an adjective, but I am asking for a noun usable in a somewhat formal setting with the same connotation and meaning.