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bad man

noun

Older Use.
  1. (sometimes initial capital letters) the devil.
  2. the bogeyman.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bad man1

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
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Example Sentences

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“He was a weak man, but he wasn’t a bad man, and he certainly wasn’t a spy,” she said.

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The court heard in evidence from the girl's friends that the boy thought he was "hard" or thought he was "some bad man".

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"I'm looking for the bad man who stole a lot of money from people in Russia," she said.

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’s scary is not what Reed has in store for them, but how these young women already know how to placate and navigate a Bad Man, how to “politely wrap this up.”

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"He’s a bad man and his time has come. This is a present for everyone. Both Palestinians who are with us and the Jews."

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