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baddie

noun bad·die \ˈba-dē\

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

plural baddies

Full Definition of BADDIE

:  one that is bad; especially :  an opponent of the hero (as in fiction or motion pictures)
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Variants of BADDIE

bad·die or bad·dy \ˈba-dē\
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First Known Use of BADDIE

1937

Related to BADDIE

Synonyms
villain (or baddy), beast, brute, caitiff, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, knave, meanie (also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, rogue, savage, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, wretch

Rhymes with BADDIE

caddie, caddy, daddy, laddie, paddy

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