baddie

noun

bad·​die ˈba-dē How to pronounce baddie (audio)
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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Take Annabelle, the franchise’s most frequent baddie. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 DiNozzo is retired from law enforcement and running a security team that’s been hired by Interpol for some critical tasks, only to run into at least one baddie double-agent and possibly more. Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025 The idea is to navigate tight and claustrophobic paths in between enemy projectiles by nimbly flying around and blasting the baddies with your craft’s weapons. Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Nagarjuna, who plays baddie Simon, is the recipient of two National Film Awards and 10 Nandi Awards, the latter of which are given to celebrate work in Telugu-language films. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for baddie

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baddie was in 1872

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“Baddie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baddie. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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