bad boy

noun

: 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.
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The village is next to Gyeongbokgung Palace, the backdrop to Jinu’s bad boy character-building flashbacks. Ali Wunderman, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025 When his time as bad boy basketball player turned loving husband and father came to a close, Lafferty continued to act, appearing in films like Lost on Purpose, Oculus and Small Town Crime. Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025 Barton takes on the role of Fletch, the camp's bad boy, in Camp Rock 3. Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025 Williams plays Dylan, a brooding bad boy. Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bad boy

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bad boy was in 1860

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“Bad boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20boy. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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