bad newsn.

Brit.

/ˌbad ˈnjuːz/, U.S.

/ˌbæd ˈn(j)uz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bad adj., news n.

Etymology: < bad adj. + news n.

colloquial.

A person or thing regarded as unpleasant, unlucky, or undesirable; (sometimes) spec. the bill in a restaurant, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > evil thing or person > [noun]

bad news1918

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [noun] > unpleasantness > that which is unpleasant

unthankc897

offensiona1382

offencec1425

displeasure1470

pill1548

phlegm1567

water in a person's shoes1624

a whip and a bell1644

nastiness1718

disagreeable1726

watera1734

embitterer1752

disagreement1778

disagreeablism1835

grit1876

bad news1918

nasty1959

scuzz1968

napalm1984

1910 T. A. Dorgan in N.Y. Evening Jrnl. 14 May 12/2 Waiter—what's the bad news? $26 Sir.]

1918 R. W. Imbrie Behind Wheel of War Ambulance ix. 115 New men were apt to be confused by the talk, for the Squad possessed a vocabulary and language all its own. Everything was either ‘good news’ or ‘bad news’ depending on how it struck the Squad.

1926 G. H. Maines & B. Grant Wise-crack Dict. 5/2 Bad news, piece of pasteboard handed by the waiter after a meal.

1928 E. Barnouw Open Collars 8 That guy is positively the biggest piece of bad news this college ever took in. He's so wet he ripples when the wind blows.

1929 M. A. Gill Underworld Slang 3/1 Bad news, shot gun.

1930 Amer. Mercury Dec. 454/1 Bad news, trouble. ‘Sucker, stay out of me district! It's bad news if you don't.’

1963 I. Fleming On Her Majesty's Secret Service i. 13 Their waiter..had simply put them in the category of ‘bad news’ and hoped they would soon be on their way.

1968 ‘J. Welcome’ Hell is where you find It iv. 67 ‘Where is she?’ I said... ‘Listen, I don't know. She's bad news, that one.’

1988 Land Rover Owner Dec. 10/1 Salt water in anything is bad news as its corrosive properties are notorious.

2003 G. Joseph Big Smoke xiii. 136 He wondered what was in store for him now. Those Biggs brothers were real bad news.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bad news
释义	bad newsn. Brit. /ˌbad ˈnjuːz/, U.S. /ˌbæd ˈn(j)uz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bad adj., news n. Etymology: < bad adj. + news n. colloquial. A person or thing regarded as unpleasant, unlucky, or undesirable; (sometimes) spec. the bill in a restaurant, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > evil thing or person > [noun] bad news1918 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [noun] > unpleasantness > that which is unpleasant unthankc897 offensiona1382 offencec1425 displeasure1470 pill1548 phlegm1567 water in a person's shoes1624 a whip and a bell1644 nastiness1718 disagreeable1726 watera1734 embitterer1752 disagreement1778 disagreeablism1835 grit1876 bad news1918 nasty1959 scuzz1968 napalm1984 1910 T. A. Dorgan in N.Y. Evening Jrnl. 14 May 12/2 Waiter—what's the bad news? $26 Sir.] 1918 R. W. Imbrie Behind Wheel of War Ambulance ix. 115 New men were apt to be confused by the talk, for the Squad possessed a vocabulary and language all its own. Everything was either ‘good news’ or ‘bad news’ depending on how it struck the Squad. 1926 G. H. Maines & B. Grant Wise-crack Dict. 5/2 Bad news, piece of pasteboard handed by the waiter after a meal. 1928 E. Barnouw Open Collars 8 That guy is positively the biggest piece of bad news this college ever took in. He's so wet he ripples when the wind blows. 1929 M. A. Gill Underworld Slang 3/1 Bad news, shot gun. 1930 Amer. Mercury Dec. 454/1 Bad news, trouble. ‘Sucker, stay out of me district! It's bad news if you don't.’ 1963 I. Fleming On Her Majesty's Secret Service i. 13 Their waiter..had simply put them in the category of ‘bad news’ and hoped they would soon be on their way. 1968 ‘J. Welcome’ Hell is where you find It iv. 67 ‘Where is she?’ I said... ‘Listen, I don't know. She's bad news, that one.’ 1988 Land Rover Owner Dec. 10/1 Salt water in anything is bad news as its corrosive properties are notorious. 2003 G. Joseph Big Smoke xiii. 136 He wondered what was in store for him now. Those Biggs brothers were real bad news. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1918
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