bad news

noun, Informal.
1.
an annoying, disturbing, unwelcome thing or person; nuisance; troublemaker.
British Dictionary definitions for bad news

bad news

noun
1.
(slang) someone or something regarded as undesirable: he's bad news around here
Slang definitions & phrases for bad news

bad news

noun phrase
  1. The bill for goods or services, esp a restaurant check; beef (1920s+)
  2. Any unfortunate or regrettable situation or event: That meeting was strictly bad news (1930s+)
  3. An ominous person; a menace: Their big new linebacker is bad news (1960s+)
  4. An unpleasant or depressing person, esp a persistently annoying one: Isn't she bad news since her old man left her?

[1970s+; all senses extended from the literal]


Idioms and Phrases with bad news

bad news

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An unwelcome thing or person, trouble. For example, That fire was bad news; we were underinsured for the damage, or No one wants Mary on the board—she's bad news. This term transfers literal bad news—the report of an unhappy recent event—to an unwanted or undesirable individual or circumstance. [ ; 1920s ]
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The amount charged for something, as in Waiter, bring our check—I want to see the bad news. [ ; 1920s ]