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BADNESS, n. Spite, malice.Gsw. 1969 George Friel Grace and Miss Partridge (1999) 201:
It was sheer badness made her come down to the half-landing and hang out the window there to bawl curses at us for the noise we were creating.Gsw. 1988 Michael Munro The Patter Another Blast 5:
badness To do something for badness means to do it from mere spite, to be awkward, or for mischief's sake: 'The wee horror flung hissel aff that waw fur badness just cause Ah widny pay attention tae um.'Gsw. 1990 Jean Faley Up Oor Close 92:
At New Year, aw, it was a laugh ... Everybody was that sociable, an' really loving people in them days, ye know. There were nae badness.Gsw. 2000 Ian Pattison A Stranger Here Myself 145:
I tackled the subject head-on. 'You knew I fancied Mary Regan. You knew she fancied me. You nipped in there for badness.'