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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
The anime centers on a Tokyo high schooler named Yuken Enma who gets whisked into a magical realm populated by characters inspired by classic Disney baddies.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
With baddies coming from both sides of the screen, and often from above or below, the key is quickly recognizing and reacting to multiple threats with precision, chaining together attacks in fluid motions.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
The star was getting a bit too old to go around maiming and murdering faceless baddies in recent years; his last several thrillers mostly confined him to cars and trucks.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 July 2025
Meanwhile, Sue has to use her powers to make the ship invisible between her contractions in order to hide it from the baddies.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 25 July 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
With baddies coming from both sides of the screen, and often from above or below, the key is quickly recognizing and reacting to multiple threats with precision, chaining together attacks in fluid motions.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
The star was getting a bit too old to go around maiming and murdering faceless baddies in recent years; his last several thrillers mostly confined him to cars and trucks.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 July 2025
Meanwhile, Sue has to use her powers to make the ship invisible between her contractions in order to hide it from the baddies.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baddie
Noun
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Vineland’s repressive villain Brock Vond ends ferried to hell by two Eastside vatos locos, while the hippie father Zoyd reunites with his daughter at an anarchist family picnic.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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There are villains in every episode and the story uses them to showcase some societal issues.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Labubu is a doll that resembles a monster, featuring a large head, sharp teeth and prominent eyes.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Four years later, when Pop Mart began selling Labubus on key rings, the toothy monsters began to be seen everywhere — and the phenomenon really has taken off lately.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Baddie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baddie. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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