bad-rap

noun Slang.

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bad rap definition

n.
a false criminal charge. (Underworld. The same as bum rap.) : Freddy got stuck with a bad rap.
n.
unjustified criticism. : Butter has been getting sort of a bad rap lately.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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