Meanings
nounbad books pl (plural only)
- figurativelyidiomaticpluralplural onlyDisfavor.
I’m afraid I’m in my boss’s bad books after showing up late for work four times last week.
Synonyms: black books · Antonyms: good books
Synonyms & antonyms
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bad books. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20books
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“bad books.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20books. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bad books,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20books.
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