rotten apple

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rotten apple

noun rotten apples

idiomatic A bad person, especially one who has a corrupting influence on others. Near-synonym: bad egg
Similar: bad apple, bad seed, bad egg

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@misc{rotten_apple_2026,
  title = {rotten apple},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rotten%20apple},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}