Bad Thing

noun

Bad Thing

noun

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

1

Informal An action that yields undesirable results to its subject.

Related terms
Good Thing

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