Definitions for bad thing
bad thing

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1. Bad Thingnoun

   An action that yields undesirable results to its subject.

2. Etymology: Originally from the 1930 book 1066 And All That by W.C. Sellar & R.J. Yeatman, popularized through hacker culture.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bad Thing

   [very common; always pronounced as if capitalized. Orig. fr. the 1930 Sellar & Yeatman parody of British history 1066 And All That, but well-established among hackers in the U.S. as well.] Something that can't possibly result in improvement of the subject. This term is always capitalized, as in “Replacing all of the DSL links with bicycle couriers would be a Bad Thing”. Oppose Good Thing. British correspondents confirm that Bad Thing and Good Thing (and prob. therefore Right Thing and Wrong Thing) come from the book referenced in the etymology, which discusses rulers who were Good Kings but Bad Things. This has apparently created a mainstream idiom on the British side of the pond. It is very common among American hackers, but not in mainstream usage in the U.S. Compare Bad and Wrong.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bad thing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bad thing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of bad thing in a Sentence

1. Scott Pruitt:

   We know humans have most flourished during times of warming trends. There are assumptions made that because the climate is warming that necessarily is a bad thing.

2. Amy Klobuchar:

   I think having a president that maybe is humble and is able to admit that here... wouldn't be a bad thing, you're on the committee that oversees border security.

3. The Republican candidate:

   Having a low minimum wage is not a bad thing for this country, we can't have a situation where our labor is so much more expensive than other countries' that we can no longer win.

4. Kieren Thomas:

   Otto was one of the smartest guys I've ever met, i've never met a person that had a bad thing to say about him.

5. Lewis Jassey:

   Just because they’re crying doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing, and it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are hungry--- it’s their effective way to communicate with us.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bad_Thing
2. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#BadThing