Meanings
nounBad Thing (plural Bad Things)
plural Bad Things
- informalAn action that yields undesirable results to its subject.
Origin
Originally from the 1930 book 1066 And All That by W.C. Sellar & R.J. Yeatman, popularized through hacker culture.
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APA
Bad Thing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bad%20Thing
MLA
“Bad Thing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bad%20Thing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bad Thing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bad%20Thing.
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