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 >
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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Power is sent to the rear by way of an 8-speed automatic, allowing this bougie baddie to sprint from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.4 seconds on the way to its 214 mph (345 km/h) top speed.
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Alex Kalogiannis, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
The season finale of Marvel Television’s Ironheart introduced — at long last, after four-and-a-half years of teases — the devilish baddie that is Mephisto, as played by Sacha Baron Cohen.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 July 2025
Meanwhile, the term ‘Bop’ is a Gen-Z slang acronym that stands for ‘baddie on point,’ a term which refers to someone who uses their body or sexuality for material gain.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 26 June 2025
Dolby is also matched with Dolby Atmos audio, and its ability to place objects in a 3D space should be fantastic for the maelstrom of Kryptonian vs Kaiju and other assorted baddies.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Alex Kalogiannis, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
The season finale of Marvel Television’s Ironheart introduced — at long last, after four-and-a-half years of teases — the devilish baddie that is Mephisto, as played by Sacha Baron Cohen.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 July 2025
Meanwhile, the term ‘Bop’ is a Gen-Z slang acronym that stands for ‘baddie on point,’ a term which refers to someone who uses their body or sexuality for material gain.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 26 June 2025
Dolby is also matched with Dolby Atmos audio, and its ability to place objects in a 3D space should be fantastic for the maelstrom of Kryptonian vs Kaiju and other assorted baddies.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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“Baddie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baddie. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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