Definition
A villain or evil character in a story, movie, or game; someone who plays the bad guy; also sometimes refers to an attractive person who behaves badly.
Etymology
From 'bad' with the informal diminutive suffix '-ie,' creating a casual, colloquial noun common in British English. Popularized through media and entertainment in the 20th century. The 'attractive bad person' sense is more recent slang usage.
Kelly Says
The word 'baddie' reveals how entertainment shapes our language—the suffix '-ie' turns serious morality ('bad') into something entertainer-like and almost endearing, which is why we root for movie villains and create complex antiheroes rather than pure good-versus-evil narratives.
Translations
ARالعربية
فتاة سيئة
fat-at say-yah
BNবাংলা
মন্দ মেয়ে
mond mey-e
CACatalà
chica mala
chee-kah mah-lah
CSČeština
špatná holka
špat-ná hol-ka
DADansk
dårlig pige
door-lig pee-ge
DEDeutsch
schlimmes Mädchen
shlihm-es mer-den
ELΕλληνικά
κακιά κοπέλα
ka-kee ko-pe-la
ESEspañol
chica mala
chee-kah mah-lah
FAفارسی
دختر بد
dochter bad
FISuomi
huono tyttö
huono tyt-to
FRFrançais
mauvaise fille
mo-vwa-z fe-l
HEעברית
ילדה רעה
y-lah reh-ah
HIहिन्दी
बुरी लड़की
bu-ree lad-kee
HUMagyar
rossz lány
ross-z lan-y
IDBahasa Indonesia
gadis jahat
ga-dis ja-hat
IGIG
nwanyi ọjọọ
n-wa-nyi oh-joo
ITItaliano
ragazza cattiva
rah-ga-tza kat-tee-va
JA日本語
イケイケガール
ike-ike-ga-ru
KMKM
ស្ត្រីអាក្រក់
s-trei a-kra-krou
KO한국어
나쁜 여자
na-ppeun yeoja
MSBahasa Melayu
gadis jahat
ga-dis ja-hat
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်းမာမကောင်းသူ
kyan-ma-ka-kung-thu
NLNederlands
slechte meid
slet-te myt
NONorsk
dårlig jente
door-lig jen-te
PLPolski
zła dziewczyna
zla dziew-chy-na
PTPortuguês
bad girl
bad girl
RORomână
femeie rea
fe-meie ree-a
RUРусский
плохая девушка
plokhaya devushka
SVSvenska
sämsta tjej
säm-sta tjej
SWKiswahili
msichana mbaya
mis-cha-na m-ba-ya
TAதமிழ்
தீய பெண்
thee-ya pen
TEతెలుగు
చెడ్డ అమ్మాయి
ched-da am-mai
TLTL
masamang babae
ma-sa-mang ba-ba-e
TRTürkçe
kötü kız
kö-tü kız
UKУкраїнська
погана дівчина
po-ga-na div-chy-na
URاردو
بُری لڑکی
bu-ri la-rki
VITiếng Việt
cô gái hư
co gai hu
YOYO
omo alẹ
oh-moh ah-leh
ZUZU
intombazane ebuhlungu
in-to-mba-za-ne e-bu-hlun-gu