baddie

Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms, Wikipedia.

bad·die

(băd′ē)

n. Informal

One that is bad, especially a villain or criminal.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

baddie

(ˈbædɪ) or

baddy

n, pl -dies

a bad character in a story, film, etc, esp an opponent of the hero

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bad•die

or bad•dy

(ˈbæd i)

n., pl. -dies.

Slang. a villain or criminal.

[1935–40, Amer.]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Noun

baddie - the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction

villain

persona, theatrical role, role, character, part - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"

jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

baddie

baddy

noun villain, criminal, rogue, bad guy, scoundrel, miscreant, antihero, evildoer All the characters, even the baddies, are a little too nice.
hero, heroine, goodie or goody, good guy

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Translations

skurk

pahis

baddie

baddy [ˈbædɪ] N (Cine, often hum) → malo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

baddie

n (inf) → Schurke m, → Bösewicht m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

baddie

[ˈbædɪ] n (fam) → cattivo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

I like playing the baddie, especially this baddie because he is obnoxious.

WattsAppCHAT; Halina Watts down the showbiz rabbit hole; WATTS the GOSS

ONLY 10 people know the identity of Line of Duty's baddie H, according to the show's writer Jed Mercurio.

Line of Duty's boss: few folk know who H is

"Somebody needs to be the baddie and it's me today.

Mixed emotions for Lewis

Wolff said: "Somebody needs to be the baddie and it's me.

Team order was right call by Merc - Hamilton

Summary: New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): British Hollywood actor Alex Reece, who made his Bollywood debut as a baddie with the Diljit Dosanjh's 'Sajjan Singh Rangroot', stated that 'Sacred Games can surely build stronger characters for its negative leads.'

Netflix's 'Sacred Games' needs stronger villains: Alex Reece

ROCK legend Mick Jagger has clearly been keeping abreast of the news here in Manchester - joking about Northern Rail and Corrie baddie Pat Phelan on stage at the Rolling Stones' huge Old Trafford stadium gig last night.

Mick's on track with current affairs

A PERFORMER in last year's Town Hall panto has scooped an award - for being a baddie.

An award for this baddie..

She says, 'How wonderful, for a change, to see a woman in her 80s who is not depicted in a care home, or suffering from dementia, sitting mute in her Marks & Spencer cardi, but as vital, beautiful and, dare I say it, sexy and powerful.' Baddie Winkie, 89 Baddie doesn't let the fact she's nearly 90 get in the way of wearing exactly what she wants.

OTHER ONLINE OLDIES

Gala Theatre, Durham Regular baddie Neil Armstrong, kids' favourite Paul Hartley and dame Paul Dunn are reunited for some swashbuckling fun in their latest festive offering in Durham.

Your next 48 hours North EastHot List

But Revel Horwood, 52, said that newcomer Ballas is the real baddie, saying viewers might find it hard to grasp her complicated critiques.

Craig: Shirley is the real villain of Strictly

On Tuesday, the "Rob & Chyna" star(https://www.instagram.com/p/BTnCYvqhRVL/?taken-by=robkardashian) shared a photo on Instagram featuring his sister and Internet sensation Baddie Winkle.

Kylie Jenner Ignores Rob Kardashian's Instagram Insult

The latter was the goodie who brought the big baddie down, and enSunday) was a sumptuous six-parter full of lavish locations, and near-perfect performances.