Meaning
Ill-mannered, disrespectful, and badly brought up — used especially of a child or young person who is rude and has no home training. To be 'bad breed' is to lack the manners and 'broughtupsy' that a proper upbringing should give, and the word lays the blame on the raising: the badly-bred child reflects a household that failed to instil respect. A real reproach in a culture that prizes good manners, it condemns not just the rudeness but the poor upbringing behind it.
Examples
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Dat bad-breed pickney nuh have no manners at all.
That ill-mannered child has no manners at all.
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How yuh so bad breed fi talk to yuh elders suh?
How are you so disrespectful as to talk to your elders like that?
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Him grow up bad breed cause nobody never check him.
He grew up ill-mannered because no one ever corrected him.
Origin
From 'bad' plus 'breed' (breeding/upbringing) — poorly bred in the sense of badly raised, without manners.
How it’s used
A sharp criticism of rudeness and poor upbringing, the opposite of 'broughtupsy'. See [[broughtupsy]].