Bad Thing
English
Etymology
Originally from the 1930 book 1066 And All That by W.C. Sellar & R.J. Yeatman, popularized through hacker culture.
Pronunciation
Pronounced with special emphasis on each word, similar to its capitalization.
Noun
Bad Thing (plural Bad Things)
- (informal) An action that yields undesirable results to its subject.
See also
Further reading
- Eric S[teven] Raymond, editor (2003 December 29), “Bad Thing”, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.
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