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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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First, there’s Vanessa, the Cancer baddie; then there’s Stacy, who’s 100 percent muscle; and finally, there’s Linda, the entrepreneur.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2025
But Banner reminds his better half of the money and property that will come from his partnership with the baddie.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Last season did make a decent effort to humanize the baddies, both the cartoony psychopathic assassin couple and the suits pulling their strings from the shadows.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Explore the city with new movement abilities, beat up criminals to restore order, and take down Kraven, Venom, and hordes of baddies.
—Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2025
But Banner reminds his better half of the money and property that will come from his partnership with the baddie.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Last season did make a decent effort to humanize the baddies, both the cartoony psychopathic assassin couple and the suits pulling their strings from the shadows.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Explore the city with new movement abilities, beat up criminals to restore order, and take down Kraven, Venom, and hordes of baddies.
—Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Baddie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baddie. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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