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badnik

badnik noun: a bad or wicked person.

Noun

badnik (plural badniks)

  1. A bad or wicked person.
    • Policemen know this method very well. Just because a guy holds an AK-47 does not necessarily make him a badnik.2001, The Army Lawyer, page 9
    • Well, he turned out to be not such a badnik, but yes, I was doing well at school, although because I was enjoying it so much it didn't seem as if I was working particularly hard.2006, Brian Tesler, Before I Forget: A Family Memoir, page 56

Forms of badnik

pluralbadniks

Origin of badnik

From bad + -nik. Heavily popularized by the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise as an in-game enemy.

Questions about badnik

What does badnik mean?
Badnik means a bad or wicked person.
What part of speech is badnik?
Badnik is a noun.
What is the plural of badnik?
The plural of badnik is badniks.

Words near badnik in the dictionary

  1. badnaviral
  2. badnavirus
  3. badnaviruses
  4. badness
  5. badnesses
  6. badnik
  7. badniks
  8. Badoc
  9. Badoglian
  10. Badolato
  11. Badolatos

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