"bad-boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bad-boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bad-boy (plural bad-boys)
  1. Alternative form of bad boy Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bad boy
    Sense id: en-bad-boy-en-noun-rGZDCwWo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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