24 Cringeworthy Moves Dudes Pull Thinking They Look Cool

Plenty of dudes want to come across as a bad*ss. And to do that, they do plenty of crazy things.

By PocketEpiphany

Published 2 years ago in Eww

Plenty of dudes want to come across as a bad*ss. And to do that, they do plenty of crazy things.

Unfortunately, some of these things have the opposite effect. We've collected a list of tough guy things that make you look incredibly stupid.

1
Do you know those people who disrespect teachers, janitors, and other people who work just to make them able to not being f*cked in the ass by life? That. That screams it out loud. You're not badass, you're disrespectful and ignorant. Reddit quote, u/RaimondoSpit

2
Getting your a** beat in a fight you provoked. Reddit quote, u/SurfingSeemsCool

3
"You don't want to see me mad." Unless your name is Bruce Banner, STFU. Reddit quote, u/yes_u_suckk
4
Buying a giant pickup truck that they need to climb into to just get in, and never even using the bed of the truck for its purpose. Reddit quote, u/AskinggAlesana

5
Same picture of a lion that 20.000 others already posted to prove how they're not sheep that fall in line. Reddit quote, u/PM_ME_YOUR__BOOTY
6
Any reference to oneself as “alpha.” Reddit quote, u/Ate13ee
7
Demanding respect, but giving none to anyone. Reddit quote, u/yankstraveler

8
Aggressive responses to nonaggressive situations. Nobody who’s really about that life WANTS to do things to people. Reddit quote, u/pussymonkey
9
“I would have enlisted and probably made Special Forces, but I would have punched a Drill Sergeant if they had gotten in my face.” Sure, bud. Reddit quote, u/aircavrocker
10
Claiming to be "crazy" like it's something to aspire to. In this context, it just means abandoning tact and acting like an a** to feel like a bada**. Reddit quote, u/supremumpuella

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Uploading video of yourself saying how bada** you are. Reddit quote, u/_Goose_
12
“Do you know who I am, or whose son/daughter I am?” kind of people. Reddit quote, u/No_Bullfrog5811
13
Having a profile picture of The Joker. Reddit quote, u/PhreedomPhighter

14
Continually requesting a fight, but never actually starting the fight. Reddit quote, u/AlterEdward
15
Spousal and child abuse. Reddit quote, u/SyddyC
16
Anyone who gives themselves a tough-sounding nickname. They are to be earned, not self-imposed. Reddit quote, u/history7s

17
I'm prior enlisted in the Marines and I'm happy I was in, but now that I'm out that time has passed, I can't stand people that were in and it's their entire identity after they get out. All clothes are military stuff, vehicles covered in military decals, all they talk about is when they were in and so on. For anyone that wasn't in, the easiest way to tell someone that was in the military but weren't in any kind of real combat situations is if they wear and do all that stuff. Reddit quote, u/Mac2311
18
“Inside me is a wolf, mess with me or my pack and I’ll show my fangs” or any similar cringy edgy quote about being an animal. Reddit quote, u/Ragingbull444
19
Guy at a Christmas party told me he could easily drink heavily and drive safely if he just concentrates. Half an hour later he passes out and falls on the Christmas tree. Reddit quote, u/iBrawler_

20
“When I get mad I blackout and lose control” Okay, buddy. Reddit quote, u/bongripsNkickflips
21
Barbed wire tattoos. Reddit quote, u/BrokenHeartedOctopus
22
People who brag. Reddit quote, u/JakeRogue

23
Talking about being the most bada** zombie killer in a zombie outbreak when the truth is most of us would simply die. Reddit quote, u/Amy_Tar
24
Fancy car, no money in bank account. Reddit quote, u/macaronsforeveryone
25
Saying ‘I’m a psychopath.’ Reddit quote, u/jimmisjumbobumbo