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bad seed

noun

Definition of bad seed

chiefly US

: a person who is dishonest, evil, or unprincipled by nature : an innately bad person "Dad wants my brother to come back and live with us again, but Lonna says no way, José, he's a bad seed. … "— Carl Hiaasen

Recent Examples on the Web

//Goode warned me before the session that this workshop is a sacred space, where young people don’t have to feel like bad seeds or criminals, or be treated like a spectacle.
— Tyrone Beason, The Seattle Times, "As King County looks to end youth detention, Choose 180 offers a path of ‘restorative justice’," 12 Apr. 2019
//Still, some egg donation agencies caution that a few bad seeds have ruined it for everyone, and that many donors do have a positive experience.
— Andrea Stanley, Redbook, "The Scary Truth About Donating Your Eggs," 19 Oct. 2017
//Just for seeming like a bad seed, you could suddenly be stopped, arrested, and jailed by a police officer.
— Lucy Nicholson, Marie Claire, "The Number of Women in Jail Is Up 1,260%—What Are They Doing Wrong?," 17 Aug. 2016
//Loyola has the worst seed in the region but not by much.
— Blair Kerkhoff, kansascity, "Ties that bind: Loyola teammates from Overland Park shine in NCAA Tournament | The Kansas City Star," 21 Mar. 2018
//Notable The Aztecs are now 0-9 as the worse seed in the NCAA Tournament.
— Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, "The last-second play that nearly won it for San Diego State," 15 Mar. 2018
//This period’s mothers intrigued, but so did their daughters, no longer the bad seeds or ciphers used to prop up an older actress’ star turn.
— Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, "Mothers, daughters and Oscar: A love story — especially this year," 22 Dec. 2017

First Known Use of bad seed

1952, in the meaning defined above

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