Etymology

badnik

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Today it means: A bad or wicked person. Full definition →

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The story

From bad + -nik. Heavily popularized by the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise as an in-game enemy.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.