paha — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bad adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
- dark adj Having little or no light.
- evil adjective Deeply immoral and cruel; deliberately intending to cause harm.
- malign verb To say untrue or unfair things about someone in order to damage their reputation.
- nefarious adj Wicked or criminal, especially in a way that is notorious or widely condemned.
- sinister adj Suggesting evil intent or hidden danger.
- ugly adj Unpleasant to look at; not attractive.
- wicked adj Morally bad; evil or cruel.
Senses
paha is used for these senses in English:
- bad Bold, daring, and tough.
- bad (semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
- bad (US) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
- bad (originally, _, AAVE, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
- bad (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
- bad (chiefly in "bad boy", "bad girl", and similar phrases) Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.
- dark Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malevolent, malign.
- evil Intending to harm; malevolent.
bad — full definition
- adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
- adj Morally wrong or wicked.
- adj Not functioning correctly, spoiled, or faulty.
- adj Severe or serious in degree.
- adj Informally, excellent, impressive, or admirably tough (a slang meaning that flips the usual sense).
dark — full definition
- adj Having little or no light.
- adj Deep or intense in shade rather than light and bright.
- adj Secretive, sinister, or morally troubling.
- noun The absence of light; nightfall.