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bad boy

Noun

Meaning

A man whose rebellious nature makes him dangerous and/or attractive.

(slang) A male criminal.

(figuratively, slang) An undesirable or difficult task.
Let's get this bad boy done!

(slang) A powerful or impressive product or item.
Synonym: bad baby (humorous)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bad,‎ boy.

bad-boy (plural bad-boys)

Alternative form of bad boy

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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bad-boy

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Examples

Me. A bad boy. For eating boiled peanuts in the graveyard. Go figure. Nicholas Sparks

I was a bad boy as a child. Andy Dick

I like a man who looks like a bad boy but knows how to treat a woman like a queen. Candice Swanepoel

I went into architecture a little as 'Peck's Bad Boy.' It allowed me to be a critic in a socially condoned way. James Polshek

But people who really know me, know that I am not a bad boy at heart... I am a big teddy bear. A. J. McLean

Most women don't like good men. They say they want a good buy, but most women always wind up with the bad boy. Stephanie Mills

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