baddie

noun

bad·​die ˈba-dē 

variants or baddy

plural baddies

informal

: a bad person or thing

especially : an opponent of the hero (as in fiction or motion pictures)

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Slang Meaning of Baddie

Baddie has a slang meaning, referring to someone (usually a woman) who is confident, stylish, and attractive. Learn more >

Synonyms

• beast
• brute
• caitiff
• devil
• evildoer
• fiend
• heavy
• hound
• knave
• meanie
• meany
• miscreant
• monster
• nazi
• no-good
• rapscallion
• rascal
• reprobate
• rogue
• savage
• scalawag
• scallywag
• scamp
• scapegrace
• scoundrel
• varlet
• villain
• wretch

Examples of baddie in a Sentence

the actor has never been cast as a hero, but he's played every kind of baddie imaginable

Recent Examples on the Web

Soon, mild-mannered Nate is off after the baddies, intent on getting back the only person who has ever seen his limitations as gifts. —Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025

Quentin Tarantino's ultraviolent World War II fantasy gave the Austrian-German actor his villainous breakout role as Hans Landa, a Nazi baddie with an upper-crust cultural side. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025

Either way, Marvel can often take some time to set up their next big baddie, or simply to cultivate early entries into bigger appearances down the road. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025

The real human being behind the facade of America's sweetheart baddie is my most kind, genuine, hilarious, loving friend. —EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baddie

• addy
• caddie
• caddy
• daddy
• gaddi
• laddie
• paddy
• granddaddy