baddie
Americannoun
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baddies
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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.
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The inspiration for this fit was elegant pop star like confidence, grounded, a baddie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
But the movie needs him to be the baddie, so he reverts to evildoing for no apparent reason.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
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
Near the start there’s a scene where Clint Eastwood doesn't know if he has a bullet left in his gun to shoot the baddie.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Presiding over the baddies, Jared Leto’s blue-skinned, caped, literally boneheaded man-demon Skeletor is meant to be the fiercest of antagonists, but even his own henchmen find his signature evil cackle to be a bit laughable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
In the minds of some retrograde dweebs, representing these baddies with a woman who could play Barbie was sacrilege.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
One of the most influential figures behind the Chinamaxxing meme is Sherry Zhu, a Chinese-American TikTok content creator who regularly shares traditional wellness tips with her "Chinese baddies".
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
A class of seven and eight-year-olds fizz with excitement, with no real idea about the comedy timing, over-the-top baddies and "behind you" jokes ahead of them.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
And now we stood here, fake-smoking like the baddest of the baddies.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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