What is the origin of the slang word 'bodacious'?

Neither the creators of the comic strip nor the movie can claim to have coined "bodacious," which actually first appeared in print in 1832, but both likely contributed to its popularity. read more

Hmm. I’d always assumed that it was a humorous allusion to the bodacious Celtic queen Boadacaea. > Boudicca was a British Celtic warrior queen who led a revolt against Roman occupation, She died in 61 CE. read more

Some of our readers may know "bodacious" as a word that figured prominently in the lingo of the 1989 film Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Others may recall the term's frequent use in the long-running "Snuffy Smith" comic strip. read more