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He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.
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The vibe of the books should be a little gritty but never fatally so, enough friction to break a sweat but nothing a bad boy mayor can’t handle.
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James Folta, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Nate is a bad boy of a very different kind from Noah in The Kissing Booth in so many different ways.
—Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
With his signature lollipop, Miller Adams is kind of a nouveau bad boy — not actually bad at all, just slightly alternative.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
The silky strands of faux fur may look delicate, but this bad boy is machine washable, so a few spills here and there won’t be an issue.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
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James Folta, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Nate is a bad boy of a very different kind from Noah in The Kissing Booth in so many different ways.
—Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
With his signature lollipop, Miller Adams is kind of a nouveau bad boy — not actually bad at all, just slightly alternative.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
The silky strands of faux fur may look delicate, but this bad boy is machine washable, so a few spills here and there won’t be an issue.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Bad boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20boy. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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