Link Centre Dictionary

badge

UK/bæd͡ʒ/ US/ˈbædʒ/ common slang
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)

  • “they checked everyone”
2.

any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)

  • “wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability”

verb

1.

put a badge on

  • “The workers here must be badged”

Origin

From Middle English badge, bagge, bage, bagy, from Anglo-Norman bage or Medieval Latin bagea, bagia (“sign, emblem”), of uncertain origin. Possibly derived from Medieval Latin baga (“ring”), from Old Saxon bāg, bōg (“ring, ornament”), from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring, bracelet, armband”); or possibly the Anglo-Norman word is derived from an earlier, unattested English word (compare Old English bēag (“ring, bracelet, collar, crown”). Cognate with Scots bagie, badgie, bawgy (“badge”).

Phrases

  • badge bunny
  • badge drinking
  • badge in
  • badge of honor
  • badge of honour
  • badge of merit
  • badge of shame
  • badge out
  • badge up
  • blue badge
  • cap badge

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.