- a variation of bum rap.
bad rap
Example Sentences
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Prenuptial agreements, better known as prenups, have historically gotten a bad rap.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
However, heel or not, the flip-flop has earned itself a bad rap for lack of support and damaging our feet.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
George III, the “king who lost America” in British parlance, got a bad rap in the Declaration of Independence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Retail shareholders sometimes get a bad rap on Wall Street for being perceived as “weak hands,” as some might call them.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Already I was scribbling down bad rap lyrics and bad poetry.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
