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

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Unknown:

   The only bad thing about keeping on burning your bridges Behind you, is that the world is round..

2. Ted Cruz:

   I'm against tariffs. I'm against the trade war, if we're erecting barriers and shutting down trade, that is a bad thing. This is one of the few issues where Congressman Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke and I have some common ground.

3. 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.

4. Wally Goetz:

   They were home, they didn't want to eat pizza every day, and all of a sudden, Steves Deli became an option that they never had, as horrible as it's been,( the pandemic) was not a bad thing for our business, especially because we have an influx of new people.

5. Jiaquan Xu:

   Once people get to be so old, the majority, I think, need help for their daily life. So I'm not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing. It is a quality of life issue.

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