badnikEtymologyFrom bad + -nik. Heavily popularized by the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise as an in-game enemy.badnik means A bad or wicked person. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.nounA bad or wicked person.“Policemen know this method very well. Just because a guy holds an AK-47 does not necessarily make him a badnik.”