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bad boy
noun
: a man who says or does things that shock other people; especially : a young and successful man who does things in a way that is very different from the usual way
Full Definition of BAD BOY
: a person who flouts convention <a literary bad boy>
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First Known Use of BAD BOY
1945
Rhymes with BAD BOY
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