Baddies

/ˈbæd.iz/ noun

Characters or people who are evil, mean, or the enemies in a story or movie.

From 'bad' (Old English 'bæd') plus the informal diminutive suffix '-ie' or '-y', creating a colloquial plural noun. Originally used as informal slang in the 20th century, especially in British English for villains in entertainment.

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