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badling¹

Where it comes from

Perhaps from Middle English *badling, from Old English bædling (“an effeminate person”), or simply bad + -ling.

noun badlings

  1. rare One who is considered bad.

    Similar: baddie, loser

badling²

Where it comes from

Perhaps an alteration of paddling.

noun badlings

  1. collective A brood, group, or flock of ducks. Some people say you can’t go back home, but for a badling of Ducks, that is not true.

Badling³

proper noun

  1. A barangay of Uson, Masbate, Philippines.

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"badling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/badling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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badling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/badling

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"badling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/badling.

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@misc{badling_2026,
  title = {badling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/badling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}