Bond villain
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Bond + villain. A reference to the typical villains of James Bond movies.
Noun[edit]
Bond villain (plural Bond villains)
- An evil genius, usually of significant power and means, who attempts to take over (or destroy) the world.
- 2004 August 30, The New Yorker:
- Cheney’s turned into a James Bond villain.
- 2023 January 25, Cem Davis tells Nick Brodrick, “A warm 'Waterloo family' welcome”, in RAIL, number 975, page 38:
- One hundred NR employees come under his authority. "Doing some of the frontline roles has enabled me to understand more around my own decision-making and how it affects the frontline. I say to people I'm not this Bond villain, sitting upstairs, stroking a cat!