Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bad guy

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables
bad guy
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a villain, particularly an antagonist in a story.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

bad guys (plural)

Phrases

bad boy bad girl

Frequently Paired Words

bad boy bad girl baddie

Synonyms

villain

Antonyms

good guy

Questions

What does bad guy mean?
a villain, particularly an antagonist in a story.

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