bad hat

English

Etymology

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Noun

bad hat (plural bad hats)

1. A maker of mischief.
   • 1999, Charley F. Eckhardt, Tales of Badmen, Bad Women, and Bad Places: Four Centuries of Texas Outlawry:

     Since Sam was known as a man with a hot temper and the sand to back it up, the bad-hat decided he'd pick on Roy.

Synonyms

• troublemaker

References

• http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bad+hat
• https://web.archive.org/web/20160311075620/http://dictionary.babylon.com/bad%20hat/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201323/http://thesaurus.infoplease.com/troublemaker