Bad egg
Bad egg noun - (old-fashioned slang) a bad person.
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Synonyms for Bad egg
Profligate and bad egg are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Profligate" instead a noun phrase "Bad egg".
Profligate
Profligate noun - Someone who spends money freely or foolishly.
Bad egg and profligate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad egg" instead a noun "Profligate".
Nearby Word: profligacy
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Related pairs
- degenerate and bad egg
- degenerate and profligate
- reprobate and bad egg
- reprobate and profligate
- rascal and bad egg
- rascal and profligate
- good-for-nothing and bad egg
- good-for-nothing and profligate
- scoundrel and bad egg
- scoundrel and profligate
- rake and bad egg
- rake and profligate
- wretch and bad egg
- wretch and profligate
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