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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There’s less of Reeves’ tireless gun fu and more of de Armas just picking up random objects and using them on a host of baddies.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 June 2025
The vehicles have buttons that throw digital turtle shells — hopefully at Bowser and his associated baddies and not at Mario and Princess Peach.
—Todd Anderson, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
But what really makes A View to a Kill sing are the baddies, starting at the top with the Nazi-bred, ex-KGB, genetically altered microchip tycoon, horse breeder, and airship enthusiast Max Zorin, played with characteristic flamboyance by Walken.
—EW.com, 24 May 2025
The film ends with one of those deeply entertaining, highly improbable action set pieces that the franchise has perfected as its signature: a race between a train (with Cruise on top) and a helicopter (piloted by main baddie Jean Reno), which makes its way through a tunnel.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 June 2025
The vehicles have buttons that throw digital turtle shells — hopefully at Bowser and his associated baddies and not at Mario and Princess Peach.
—Todd Anderson, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
But what really makes A View to a Kill sing are the baddies, starting at the top with the Nazi-bred, ex-KGB, genetically altered microchip tycoon, horse breeder, and airship enthusiast Max Zorin, played with characteristic flamboyance by Walken.
—EW.com, 24 May 2025
The film ends with one of those deeply entertaining, highly improbable action set pieces that the franchise has perfected as its signature: a race between a train (with Cruise on top) and a helicopter (piloted by main baddie Jean Reno), which makes its way through a tunnel.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
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“Baddie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baddie. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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