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Definition of bad-john in English: bad-johnnoun ˈbaddʒɒn Caribbean, Trinidad A ruffian; a hooligan or miscreant.
Origin 1930s; earliest use found in Port of Spain Gazette. From bad + John, probably originally after Bad John, alias of John Archer, a notorious habitual criminal in Trinidad in the early 20th cent. Compare. Definition of bad-john in US English: bad-johnnounˈbaddʒɒn Caribbean, Trinidad A ruffian; a hooligan or miscreant.
Origin 1930s; earliest use found in Port of Spain Gazette. From bad + John, probably originally after Bad John, alias of John Archer, a notorious habitual criminal in Trinidad in the early 20th cent. Compare. |