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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These bad boys feature a wrap-around design similar to the original from 2019, and are also priced the same at US$250. New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2025 There to guide her on her quest is bad boy Redford, leading to rom-com hijinks galore. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025 The first day of filming the 1984 movie found Macchio face down in a face full of sand on a Southern California beach when his New Jersey transplant Daniel LaRusso is beaten up by Cobra Kai teen bad boy Johnny Lawrence (Zabka) and his goons. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025 Those perks did come though when Kitsch — who was raised by his mom Susan, who worked for the BC Liquor Board, in a trailer park — landed the role of beloved bad boy Tim Riggins in FNL in 2006. Brianne Tracy, People.com, 18 Jan. 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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