bad boy

Definition of bad boy

: a person who flouts convention a literary bad boy

Examples of bad boy in a Sentence

He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.

Recent Examples on the Web Thompson grew up in Muscle Shoals, a kid who loved radio — especially the jocks who cultivated a bad boy image at WOWL-FM in his hometown. — al, "How ‘The Mark & Brian Show’ went from Birmingham airwaves to Radio Hall of Fame," 4 Nov. 2020 This bad boy features tri-ply construction, a magnetic, stainless-steel exterior surface, an aluminum core and a stainless-steel interior—essentially, it's built to last forever. — Isabelle Kagan, USA TODAY, "All-Clad's famous VIP Sale is back with huge savings on premium cookware," 24 Oct. 2020 Amis has been called a bad boy for decades now, but so few who’ve written about him, whether in amity or discord, have bothered to notice the overriding imperative of his art: to be circumspect, to be generous, to be good-humored, to be kind. — Tom Bissell, New York Times, "In Fiction, Martin Amis Summons His Literary Friends and Role Models," 26 Oct. 2020 Take this bad boy on hikes and climbs, white river rafting and sailing, and everything in between. — Popular Science, "Travel-friendly cameras for the beginner photographer," 1 Oct. 2020 In testing, this bad boy made it through seven hours and 18 minutes of continuous video playback per charge. — Christine Persaud, USA TODAY, "The best-valued tablet on the market just got a major price cut," 22 Oct. 2020 With a ferociously fancy feline accent pillow like that, even William Blake could frame this bad boy’s symmetry, fearful or not. — NOLA.com, "Corona Couch Confidential: Nap on Gilded Couches," 12 Oct. 2020 Ambudkar gets to play against type as bad boy Max, but his innate swag is subsumed by the character’s classic jerky stereotypes. — Tribune News Service, cleveland, "It’s easy to fall for ‘Broken Hearts Gallery’ (review)," 9 Sep. 2020 Ambudkar gets to play against type as bad boy Max, but his innate swag is subsumed by the character’s classic jerky stereotypes. — Tribune News Service, cleveland, "It’s easy to fall for ‘Broken Hearts Gallery’ (review)," 9 Sep. 2020

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“Bad boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20boy. Accessed 25 Nov. 2020.

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