bad boy

noun

: a person who flouts convention
a literary bad boy

Examples of bad boy in a Sentence

He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.
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This bad boy is lighter than a feather and tougher than the wild turkeys strutting outside my window the day before Thanksgiving. Richard Howells, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Morgan Wallen remains the most popular country artist in contemporary music, as the Tennessee bad boy lands four songs on this year’s Hitmakers countdown. Mike Wass, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024 While the announcement of Elordi as literary brooding bad boy Heathcliff was met with initial backlash, Schrader is assuring audiences that Elordi is more than ready to take on the iconic character. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024 And Hunter's a bad boy, there's no question about it. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bad boy 

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bad boy was in 1860

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“Bad boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20boy. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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