baddie

noun

bad·​die ˈba-dē 

variants or baddy

plural baddies

informal

: a bad person or thing

especially : an opponent of the hero (as in fiction or motion pictures)

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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 >

Synonyms

• villain
• monster

Examples of baddie in a Sentence

the actor has never been cast as a hero, but he's played every kind of baddie imaginable

Recent Examples on the Web

The Enterprise follows in order to keep the bionic baddies from altering humanity’s past and destroying its future. —Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 30 June 2025

Wilson exercises a newfound, assured confidence and muscular drive, punching and kicking baddies — a welcome change from the sort of cheap pratfalls she’s been subjected to in the past. —Courtney Howard, Variety, 16 June 2025

In the pantheon of Bond villains, turncoats from MI6 have often served as some of the best baddies. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025

At the end of the movie, after Reggie Jackson tries to assassinate Queen Elizabeth, Leslie Nielsen's Frank Drebin zaps the main baddie, played by Ricardo Montalbán, with a stun dart. —Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 16 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baddie

• addy
• caddie
• caddy
• daddy
• gaddi
• laddie
• paddy
• granddaddy