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baddie

noun
bad·​die | \ ˈba-dē How to pronounce baddie (audio) \
variants: or baddy
plural baddies

Definition of baddie

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

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That small moment paid off big time in this year’s Avengers: Endgame, when Captain America was able to use the hammer to help defeat the bid baddie, Thanos. Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, "Brie Larson Wields Thor's Hammer in Funny Picture: 'Told You I Could Lift It'," 21 Aug. 2019 Here's a breakdown of the baddies, ranked from worst to best: Summer badness: The season's scariest movie villains, ranked 32. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "Marvel's biggest, baddest movie villains (from Mysterio to Killmonger), definitively ranked," 12 July 2019 With each villain comes a splashy and creative castle projection tailored to each baddie. Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, "Disney World: Villains After Hours event spotlights the dark side," 11 June 2019 The latest series returns to its loner, neo-Gothic roots, so to speak, with dark magic baddies and creeping tentacles everywhere, as well as a supernatural subplot featuring one of DC’s most obscure vigilantes — Blue Devil. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, "Superheroes behaving badly: 12 crusading TV series target mature audiences," 4 Aug. 2019 Waltz first appeared in 2015’s Spectre as the main baddie, who was previously played by Donald Pleasance, Max von Sydow and Telly Savalas in other James Bond iterations. Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, "Watch Out 007! Christoph Waltz's Iconic Villain Blofeld Returns to Daniel Craig's Bond 25," 12 July 2019 Even the film's jingoistic impulses are aimed at the Russians, now viewed as global baddies once again. Scott Huver, CNN, "All-American double features to stream over the Fourth of July," 3 July 2019 Kathryn Haun, an investor with Andreessen Horowitz, will address her journey from prosecutor of financial baddies to backer of financial mavericks. Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "Wall Street's Titans Meet Fintech's Purple-Haired Innovators—Data Sheet," 18 June 2019 There are no goodies and baddies, just violent, greedy, immoral men and innocents caught in the crossfire. J.b., The Economist, "Why “The Wild Bunch” ranks among the most influential Westerns," 18 June 2019

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First Known Use of baddie

1872, in the meaning defined above

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baddie

noun

English Language Learners Definition of baddie

informal : a bad person in a book, movie, etc.

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