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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 baddies are demanding valuables hidden in the family safe, roping wedding guests like Ryan’s hunky best man Chris (Justin Hartley) into the stressful situation.
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 16 June 2025
In fact, to sweeten the deal, the flamboyant baddie offered to procure methane and kill Negan and the Croat for the marshal.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 8 June 2025
Burton asked, awarding the pup the ultimate nickname: Paddy the baddie.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Letscher, so unlike his character, played the baddie so well: cold, calculated, and heartless.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 May 2025
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 16 June 2025
In fact, to sweeten the deal, the flamboyant baddie offered to procure methane and kill Negan and the Croat for the marshal.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 8 June 2025
Burton asked, awarding the pup the ultimate nickname: Paddy the baddie.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Letscher, so unlike his character, played the baddie so well: cold, calculated, and heartless.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for baddie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baddie
Noun
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Temuera Morrison plays a terrific villain as the murderous King Kahekili.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Year: 2009 Director: Tony Scott Runtime: 1h 44m A remake of the 1974 subway-hijack thriller is inferior in just about every way, particularly with its villain, played by a way-too-jacked-up John Travolta.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Power Rangers uh, have fought monster bugs…sometimes?—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The luxury, 387-room hotel, located in Tokyo's Roppongi Hills complex, is collaborating with the Nintendo, the parent company of Pokémon, to give its fans the ultimate respite this summer: a few nights surrounded by their favorite pocket monsters.—
Jalyn Robinson,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Baddie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baddie. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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