variants
or baddy
plural baddies
informal
: a bad person or thing
especially
: an opponent of the hero (as in fiction or motion pictures)
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Examples of baddie in a Sentence
the actor has never been cast as a hero, but he's played every kind of baddie imaginable
Recent Examples on the Web
As our collective fears shift, so do the baddies that stand in for them.
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Hazlitt, 19 June 2024
What Kids Like: Kevin's ingenuity saves the day and puts the baddies away.
—Suelain Moy, Parents, 14 June 2024
But the baddie is on to them and soon, the three are on the run.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2024
Strike with your fighter, backstab with the rogue, fling a spell from the wizard, and have your bard reset the fighter's cooldown, all while a baddie very slowly winds up and swings at random party members.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 11 May 2024
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Hazlitt, 19 June 2024
What Kids Like: Kevin's ingenuity saves the day and puts the baddies away.
—Suelain Moy, Parents, 14 June 2024
But the baddie is on to them and soon, the three are on the run.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2024
Strike with your fighter, backstab with the rogue, fling a spell from the wizard, and have your bard reset the fighter's cooldown, all while a baddie very slowly winds up and swings at random party members.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 11 May 2024
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“Baddie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baddie. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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