Reverse Dictionary: BELLIGERENT

ADJECTIVES
1635 ► PUGNACIOUS belligerent; inclined to quarrel or fight; readily quarrelsome 
1859 ► ON THE MUSCLE keen or spoiling for a fight; belligerent → US sl.
1924 ► ON THE HOOK belligerent → Amer. sl.
.M20 ► BADASS belligerent or intimidating; tough; bad; nasty → sl., orig. & chiefly US
1956 ► BAD-ASSED belligerent; mean-tempered; worthless → Amer. dial.
1966 ► SQUIRRELLY belligerent, excitable → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1986 ► RED-NECKED belligerent; loud; narrow-minded, boorish, racist → Amer. dial.
1986 ► RED-NECKY belligerent; loud; narrow-minded, boorish, racist → Amer. dial.

NOUNS
1830 ► CHIP ON ONE’S SHOULDER a belligerent attitude → Amer. colloq.
1930 ► SMART MOUTH belligerent, loud talk; disagreeable talk → African-American sl.
1966 ► CHIP a belligerent attitude → Amer. sl.

NOUNS, PERSON
1788 ► ARAB a belligerent or unruly person → obs., derogatory
1896 ► BATTLE-AX → BATTLE-AXE a belligerent and formidable person, usually an older one, and frequently one’s wife → sl.
..20C ► RANGATANG → RANGGATAN a belligerent, aggressive, coarse person → W. Indies sl.
..20C ► RANGO a belligerent, aggressive, coarse person → W. Indies sl.
1956 ► BAD-ASS a belligerent or mean-tempered person → sl., orig. & chiefly US
1958 ► HARD-ON a belligerent, stubborn person; a stupid, despicable, or contemptible person 
1959 ► BAM a belligerent or disruptive person; a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person → Sc. colloq.
1962 ► BAMPOT a belligerent or disruptive person; a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person → Sc. colloq.
1965 ► BAMSTICK a belligerent or disruptive person; a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person → Sc. colloq.
1967 ► CEMENT-MIXER a belligerent, overweight woman → Amer. sl.
1968 ► BAD MOUTH a person who talks in a belligerent or argumentative manner → sl.
1980 ► HEAD a belligerent, aggressive person  → African-American sl.
2000 ► BELLIGERATI a belligerent person or group → Amer. political sl.

VERBS
1942 ► HAVE OFF to act belligerently → Amer. dial.
1956 ► GO ON THE FIGHT to become belligerent → Amer. dial.