bad-news

bad news

noun Informal.
an annoying, disturbing, unwelcome thing or person; nuisance; troublemaker.
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bad news
 
—n
slang someone or something regarded as undesirable: he's bad news around here

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bad news definition


  1. n.
    the bill for something. : Here comes the bad news.
  2. mod.
    unpleasant; unfortunate; repellent. : That poor guy is really bad news.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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