Word From The Bird, This 1950s Slang Quiz Is Pretty Hard To Ace

If someone was “bad news,” what did that mean?

Retry Correct Incorrect When someone was “bad news,” it usually meant that they never had anything good to say. They always brought a depressing aura to any room that they entered and no one wanted to be around them.

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If someone was “bad news,” what did that mean?

• They were a depressing person
• They were bad luck
• They were a bully
• They were a crook