bad boy

noun

: a person who flouts convention
a literary bad boy

Examples of bad boy in a Sentence

He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.
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He’s come a long ways since then, but bad boy Bryson still has shortcomings in Approach play and Around-the-Green. Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Jason Momoa was born to play DC Comics bad boy Lobo — so says Jason Momoa. Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025 The actor, who stars as bad boy basketball player Travis Bugg in Running Point, stopped by The Drew Barrymore Show on Tuesday, March 18 and made a hilarious move in ode to Tom Cruise. Julia Moore, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025 Hosted by Pink, this week’s edition featured a pickleball showdown between tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios and pickleball world number one player Fredrick Staksurd (apparently, tennis isn’t enough anymore). David Hochman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bad boy

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bad boy was in 1860

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“Bad boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20boy. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.

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