baddie
Americannoun
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a villainous or criminal person.
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Slang. a person who is perceived as attractive and self-assured, especially a woman.
noun
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Smoking in a raffish suit like a film noir baddie with a shock of red hair ready to torch the world, Noble’s Richard employs a dusky, ironic voice to flaying effect.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
The sleepy town of Hawkins is under quarantine as the show’s heroes search for a way to find and vanquish the baddie Vecna.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
The “office siren” trend is still a key aesthetic framework on TikTok, where fashion content on how to dress like a baddie at the office continues to go viral.
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2024
He turned down the chance to be a Bond baddie in the pre-Daniel Craig era.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2024
Or maybe it was just some random baddie, heading for the Doors of Death.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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