Bad Thing

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Pronounced with special emphasis on each word, similar to its capitalization.

Noun

Bad Thing (plural Bad Things)

1. (informal) An action that yields undesirable results to its subject.

See also

• Good Thing

Further reading

• Eric S[teven] Raymond, editor (2003 December 29), “Bad Thing”, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.