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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This bad boy pumps out the volume to fill even cavernous spaces with pristine sound for TVs or tunes. Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024 Bonus: no more fiddling around with your toy to find the right setting because this bad boy features three easy-to-navigate buttons for ease of experimentation. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Nov. 2024 Unfortunately, Eddie is such a cartoonish bad boy — could his floppy hair look any more villainous? Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024 State of play: These wide-eyed, bad boys are native to Iowa and change colors in the late fall, developing deep red, yellow and crimson hues along their bellies. Linh Ta, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bad boy 

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 2 Dec. 2024.

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