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bad guy

bad guy noun: a villain, particularly an antagonist in a story.

Noun

bad guy (plural bad guys)

  1. (informal) a villain, particularly an antagonist in a story.
    • Perversely, we love John Wick himself. That lethal, bereaved assassin is a good bad guy for our times, the natural extension of Tony Soprano, Walter White and all the other heroic antiheroes the culture has embraced.2023 March 14, Caryn James, “John Wick: Chapter 4: 'Soars above most action films'”, in BBC, archived from the original on 05 Jan 2026
    Synonyms:
    villain

bad guy meaning in Indonesian

bad guy in Indonesian

a villain
orang jahat

Synonyms of bad guy

Antonyms

Forms of bad guy

pluralbad guys

Questions about bad guy

What does bad guy mean?
Bad guy means a villain, particularly an antagonist in a story.
What is bad guy in Indonesian?
Bad guy in Indonesian is orang jahat. See Bad guy meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is bad guy?
Bad guy is a noun.
What is the plural of bad guy?
The plural of bad guy is bad guys.

Words near bad guy in the dictionary

  1. bad form
  2. Bad Gastein
  3. bad girl
  4. bad girls
  5. Bad Godesberg
  6. bad guy
  7. bad guys
  8. bad hair day
  9. bad hair days
  10. bad hat
  11. bad hats

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