- a variation of bum rap.
bad rap
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“We had a writer from Seattle who always said the city gets a bad rap because of the rain,” Kittrell says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 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
The Sheehans cast a vote against the Millionaires name on the grounds that it flaunts local wealth and gives the town a bad rap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Florida appears to be getting a bad rap lately, at least in this column.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
Already I was scribbling down bad rap lyrics and bad poetry.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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