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Bad

Bad is a small word with hundreds of meanings. It has its origins from long ago (1250–1300) in the Old English word baeddel, meaning womanish man, or hermaphrodite. Today in its slang form it can mean its opposite, in the same way that calling something 'sick' means that it's really cool.

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About Bad

Bad means not good, as in 'bad weather', 'bad health', or 'bad attitude'. It can also mean 'spoiled' when referring to food, as in 'I ate some bad food and got food poisoning'. When placed in front of the word 'news' it can mean that you'd better get ready to hear something that you're not going to be happy about.

'Bad' can also refer to behavior, as in 'If you are bad at school you will be sent home'. Or to a lack of skill, as in 'I'm bad at fishing and hunting'. When used to refer to feelings, 'bad' can have more subtle meanings, as in 'I felt bad about breaking up, but I had no choice'. Or 'I felt bad about the way I treated you'. If used as a modifier, it can mean that something negative was even more unpleasant than usual, as in 'I had a bad stomach ache' or 'I had a bad case of acne'.

When appearing before the word 'ass', it conveys an especially dangerous or intimidating nature, as in 'He was a real bad-ass'. 'Bad-ass' can also have the opposite meaning, as in 'it was a bad-ass album that spent four months on Billboard's Hot 100'.

Even just plain 'bad' can mean good. As in, 'he was the baddest blues piano player that ever lived'.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 12: Actors Jared Padalecki (L) and Ed Westwick speak on 'The Bad Ass Boys of the CW' panel during the CW portion of the 2012 Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on January 12, 2012 in Pasadena, California.

HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 10: Tomorrows Bad Seeds perform at the Tomorrows Bad Seeds 'Spread The Seed Tour' Final Live Rehearsal At S.I.R. at S.I.R. Hollywood Studios on January 10, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

A man looks at a cargo ship as it sails on January 11, 2012 out of the port of the southern Cypriot city of Limassol. The ship, said to be carrying tonnes of munitions from Russia to Syria, was released by the Cypriot authorities after receiving confirmation the vessel would not proceed to the Syrian port of Latakia as originally scheduled, a day after it was put under guard when it stopped in the Mediterranean port for refuelling due to bad weather.

Swiss winner Fabienne Suter (C) celebrates on January 8, 2012 on the podium after winning the women's super-G World Cup race in Bad Kleinkirchheim, some 300 kms southwest of Vienna.

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