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or baddy
as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
the actor has never been cast as a hero, but he's played every kind of baddie imaginable
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Some of our favorite trans baddies are larger-than-life antagonists in otherworldly adventures, like Doctor Who or Hellraiser.
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
There is another ex-military named Dutch played to hilt as a baddie by Chidi Ajufo, and particularly grizzly and imposing are uber villains Viper (Emmett J. Scanlan and Artemis (Eve Mauro).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
Luckily for all the baddies on a budget, Tate’s lip combo surprisingly includes a $10 drugstore lip gloss.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025
Olivia Colman, wearing a nun’s habit and wielding a guitar, plays the baddie; Antonio Banderas is a swaggering, gold-crazy ship captain.
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
There is another ex-military named Dutch played to hilt as a baddie by Chidi Ajufo, and particularly grizzly and imposing are uber villains Viper (Emmett J. Scanlan and Artemis (Eve Mauro).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
Luckily for all the baddies on a budget, Tate’s lip combo surprisingly includes a $10 drugstore lip gloss.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025
Olivia Colman, wearing a nun’s habit and wielding a guitar, plays the baddie; Antonio Banderas is a swaggering, gold-crazy ship captain.
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Baddie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baddie. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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