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or baddy
as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
the actor has never been cast as a hero, but he's played every kind of baddie imaginable
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Recent Examples of baddie
If Elphaba has embraced her role as Oz’s baddie, Glinda has taken things a step further as the land’s number one goody-two-shoes.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Nov. 2025
Olympian and the gymnastics GOAT Simone Biles is taking a break from her sport to focus on WAG and baddie life.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Nov. 2025
After all those roles, Hollywood’s in-demand baddie insists villains get a bad rap.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
My fellow baddies who brunch will love the effervescent Bellini Spritz, made with all-natural peach, guava, passion fruit and strawberry, or the Tropical Mai Tai, made with fresh pineapple, Key lime, and amaretto.
—Chala June, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Nov. 2025
Olympian and the gymnastics GOAT Simone Biles is taking a break from her sport to focus on WAG and baddie life.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Nov. 2025
After all those roles, Hollywood’s in-demand baddie insists villains get a bad rap.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
My fellow baddies who brunch will love the effervescent Bellini Spritz, made with all-natural peach, guava, passion fruit and strawberry, or the Tropical Mai Tai, made with fresh pineapple, Key lime, and amaretto.
—Chala June, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baddie
Noun
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One of my favorite things about Invincible is its colorful cadre of villains and anti-heroes, from Omni-Man to Angstrom Levy to Machine Head (Jeffrey Donovan) and the Mauler Twins (Kevin Michael Richardson).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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No other accessories or villains are included.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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For much of his career, Skarsgård has gravitated toward characters who weaponize physical presence — Vikings, tech titans and mythic brutes whose power is immediately legible.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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As usual, Lang plays the brute’s Heart of Darkness–esque descent into madness with gleeful relish.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 Dec. 2025
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In it, Oldham costumes up as a shaggy woodland monster, which—after a more nimble inhabitant seemingly swaps into the outfit—proceeds to engage a human in an elaborate dance routine.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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That mentality has fueled a monster debut season for Porter County Conference leader Kouts (12-3, 4-1).—
Noah Poser,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Baddie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baddie. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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