gone bad

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gone bad

verb

participle, past past participle of go bad

adjective

not comparable Of foods and commodities, having become spoiled, rotten, or otherwise unusable due to age or storage conditions.
Similar: gone off, spoiled, bad, gone bad, maggoted, rotten
not comparable Of a person or entity, having ceased to be reputable and having instead become delinquent, criminal, or poorly behaved.
not comparable Of a region or area, having become unsafe.
not comparable Of a delinquent or criminal act, having unexpectedly become more violent than is typical for that act—having resulted in an attack on a victim leading to serious injury or death. a drug deal gone bad, a robbery gone bad
Similar: gone wrong

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@misc{gone_bad_2026,
  title = {gone bad},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gone%20bad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}