bad show

interjection

Used to express disappointment.

“You didn't get the chores done? Bad show!”

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Meanings

interjection
  1. rareUsed to express disappointment.

    You didn't get the chores done? Bad show!

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bad, show.

Origin

By analogy with good show.

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Cite this entry
APA

bad show. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20show

MLA

“bad show.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20show. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bad show,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20show.

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