bad rap



bad rap

1. n. a false criminal charge. (Underworld. The same as bum rap.) Freddy got stuck with a bad rap.
2. n. unjustified criticism. Butter has been getting sort of a bad rap lately.
See also: bad, rap

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jaroslav-Czech, Slovak
Jenci-Hungarian
RoelandROO-lahntDutch
HyrumHIE-rəmEnglish (Rare)
Elisabethe-LEE-zah-bet (German), e-LEE-sah-bet (Danish), i-LIZ-ə-bəth (English)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
MaÏA-French