bad as all get-out
Extremely bad; about as bad as it gets.
Also called bad as all git-out.
Updated September 21, 2026
bad as all get-out pronunciation
/BAD az awl get-OUT/
Meaning
Stacks bad with the intensifier as all get-out. Means seriously awful, not a mild complaint. You can aim it at weather, behavior, a meal, or a whole day gone wrong.
How folks use it
- “That storm was bad as all get-out.”
- “He felt bad as all get-out about missing the funeral.”
Origin and etymology
Built from Southern and rural American intensifier talk around all get-out, meaning to the extreme. Putting bad in front locks the sense on severity. Same family as hot as all get-out, just aimed at trouble.