bad boy
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.01 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A man whose rebellious nature makes him dangerous or attractive.
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bad, boy.
Example Sentences
- "Yeah, I fit the profile all right. Perfect made-to-order malcontent. Let's sign this bad boy up and sic him on somebody fast, before the foam dries on his mouth."
- "Among the 'students' receiving below average marks was 22-year-old Vsevolod Raube from Bobruisk, who was considered the 'bad boy of the party'."
- "Like so many dark and delicious bad boys, there's more to Damien than meets the eye."
- "Born in the small town of Rockwood, east Tennessee, Carter’s bubblegum sound and mini-bad boy image made him the definitive millennium child star."
- "Let's get this bad boy done!"
- "Many school music teachers and directors are not primarily clarinetists and, knowing little of the subtle intricacies of this "bad boy" of instruments, can teach little more than the fingering."