variants
or baddy
plural baddies
informal
: a bad person or thing
especially
: an opponent of the hero (as in a movie or television show) compare goody
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Slang Meaning of Baddie
Baddie has a slang meaning, referring to someone (usually a woman) who is confident, stylish, and attractive. Learn more >
Examples of baddie in a Sentence
the actor has never been cast as a hero, but he's played every kind of baddie imaginable
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Teaming up with fellow Traitor Rob to speak in code and murder in plain sight was absolutely masterful, and helping keep the group of baddies together has been her strength.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
For two seasons, Vecna has been the show's villain, a more visceral, human baddie for our heroes to fight, rather than an amorphous entity with no emotional grounding.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Good baddie acting from Garcia!
—William Earl, Variety, 30 Nov. 2025
If Elphaba has embraced her role as Oz’s baddie, Glinda has taken things a step further as the land’s number one goody-two-shoes.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Nov. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
For two seasons, Vecna has been the show's villain, a more visceral, human baddie for our heroes to fight, rather than an amorphous entity with no emotional grounding.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Good baddie acting from Garcia!
—William Earl, Variety, 30 Nov. 2025
If Elphaba has embraced her role as Oz’s baddie, Glinda has taken things a step further as the land’s number one goody-two-shoes.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Baddie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baddie. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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