Bad Thing
English
editEtymology
editOriginally from the 1930 book 1066 And All That by W.C. Sellar & R.J. Yeatman, popularized through hacker culture.
Pronunciation
editPronounced with special emphasis on each word, similar to its capitalization.
Noun
editBad Thing (plural Bad Things)
- (informal) An action that yields undesirable results to its subject.
See also
editFurther reading
edit- Eric S[teven] Raymond, editor (2003 December 29), “Bad Thing”, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.