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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Her findings not only put her on the radar of the season's baddies, but lead her to Peter.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
The concoction has been dubbed Chinese baddie tea, a nod to its ties to traditional Chinese medicine.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Husband and wife duo Sheen and Lundberg, who have previously collaborated on series Staged and movie The Last Train To Christmas, will voice Ivy’s off-kilter parents, while Lucas will portray baddie Clawdelia Thorn.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
And exploring all of those through the attempt to save the world from AI, which is sort of the big scary baddie in our world now.
—Fielding Buck, Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
The concoction has been dubbed Chinese baddie tea, a nod to its ties to traditional Chinese medicine.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Husband and wife duo Sheen and Lundberg, who have previously collaborated on series Staged and movie The Last Train To Christmas, will voice Ivy’s off-kilter parents, while Lucas will portray baddie Clawdelia Thorn.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
And exploring all of those through the attempt to save the world from AI, which is sort of the big scary baddie in our world now.
—Fielding Buck, Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for baddie
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“Baddie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baddie. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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