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English
Etymology
From bad + man.
Noun
badman (plural badmen)
- (historical, US) A violence-prone man who has had run-ins with the law; especially one from the Old West days of U.S. history.
Billy the Kid was a badman.
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Anagrams
Guyanese Creole English
Etymology
Compound of bad + man.
Pronunciation
Noun
badman
- an aggressive person
References
- Samad, Daizal R., Harripersaud, Ashwannie (2023) A Dictionary of Guyanese Words and Expressions, Blue Rose Publishers, →ISBN, page 6