bad'un
Bad person/thing.
Updated September 21, 2026
bad'un pronunciation
/BADUN/
Meaning
Means bad person/thing. Southern and Appalachian speakers still use "bad'un" in ordinary talk. The examples keep the spoken shape instead of polishing it into classroom English.
How folks use it
- “They meant bad person/thing, plain and simple: bad'un.”
- “If somebody says bad'un, they mean bad person/thing.”
Origin and etymology
Alive in Southern and Appalachian English with the sense "bad person/thing." Print history is uneven for some oral forms, so this entry sticks to how people use it now rather than guessing a folk story.