bad boy
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bad boy
noun bad boys · bad-boy · badboy
- A man whose rebellious nature makes him dangerous or attractive. Yeah, I fit the profile all right. Perfect made-to-order malcontent. Let's sign this bad boy up and sic him on somebody fast, before the foam dries on his mouth.
- A male criminal.
- An undesirable or difficult task. Let's get this bad boy done!
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A powerful or impressive product or item.
Many school music teachers and directors are not primarily clarinetists and, knowing little of the subtle intricacies of this "bad boy" of instruments, can teach little more than the fingering.
Similar: bad baby
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bad, boy.
Talk about this word "bad boy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bad%20boy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bad boy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bad%20boy "bad boy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bad%20boy.
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@misc{bad_boy_2026,
title = {bad boy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bad%20boy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
