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Meanings of baddy in English

A villainous or criminal person.

Usage of baddy in English
1
Ted Hughes was the baddy of contemporary English poetry, and Philip Larkin the goody.
The Irish Times
2
She was like the ultimate über-baddy, and she seemed to have wide enough shoulders to bear it.
The Guardian
3
Could lollies, chippies and fizzy drinks soon be consigned to the same plain packaging as the biggest health baddy - cigarettes?
Radio NZ
4
And yet, while much of the audience may have had some sympathy for Occupy's causes, Bane is quickly exposed as a baddy.
The Guardian
5
She's not 'goody-goody', but 'baddy';
The New Girl at St. Chad's: A Story of School Life
6
And quite often, rules are not enforced and baddies do indeed prevail.
The Irish Times
7
Monster themes, new to the DMG2, are applied to groups of baddies.
Wired
8
The Vatican says the new Star Wars baddies are not bad enough.
The Guardian
9
You won't see these baddies anywhere else, pretty much in the universe!
Wired
10
They are always the baddies, jumped-up dictators - it's just more rubbish.
The Guardian
11
In every good story there're always the goodies and the baddies.
Radio NZ
12
Inductors often are physically larger and baddies can be spotted visually.
Wired
13
Favorite monsters like the above-mentioned baddies, Sontarans and others would appear.
Wired
14
If the baddies were Lula and Dilma, the good guy was Sérgio Moro.
The Guardian
15
Cameras follow police officers on the beat as they catch and arrest baddies.
Radio NZ
16
Build a perimeter-dareI call it a wall?-anddon't let the baddies in.
Wired
Baddy through the time