"big and bad" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} big and bad (not comparable)
  1. (informal, slang) Highly showy or impressive. Tags: informal, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-big_and_bad-en-adj-i5wi2ZhI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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