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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
Expect a lot of blood, a lot of narration, and hopefully some kind of comeuppance for our brunet baddie.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
However, as the bullish baddie is transporting his hot goods, Maxine launches an escape, sending Ty hurtling, separating the siblings with no hope of a reunion.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
The only thing that stretches credulity more than a woman president who picks up an automatic weapon to blast a gang of baddies at a global economic summit is the idea of a woman president, period.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
This week’s episode of ABC’s The Rookie — an homage of sorts to the movie Speed — was ostensibly about the hijacking of a city bus by bomb-toting baddies seeking a kajillion-dollar ransom.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Mar. 2025
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
However, as the bullish baddie is transporting his hot goods, Maxine launches an escape, sending Ty hurtling, separating the siblings with no hope of a reunion.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
The only thing that stretches credulity more than a woman president who picks up an automatic weapon to blast a gang of baddies at a global economic summit is the idea of a woman president, period.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
This week’s episode of ABC’s The Rookie — an homage of sorts to the movie Speed — was ostensibly about the hijacking of a city bus by bomb-toting baddies seeking a kajillion-dollar ransom.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baddie
Noun
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Frey was the Game of Thrones villain who orchestrated that show’s infamous Red Wedding, a premeditated and highly violent attack on a large group of people that took place during a wedding reception.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
13 May 2025
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The filmmaker released a 15-second preview of the trailer, featuring footage of a battle between Superman and a mechanized villain named the Hammer of Boravia.—
Michileen Martin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Another one of Universal’s monsters features prominently in the Curse of the Werewolf spinning coaster.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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Dark Universe is where monsters from Universal’s classic horror films – like Frankenstein, Dracula and the Invisible Man – live on in the village of Darkmoor.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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“Baddie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baddie. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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