down bad

See also: downbad

English

Alternative forms

• downbad

Etymology

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Adjective

down bad (not comparable)

1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) In a difficult situation, despondent.

   Walter was down bad after his wife had left him.

2. (slang, originally African-American Vernacular) Romantically or sexually attracted to someone at the expense of one's dignity.

   He was down bad over that disrespectful girl.

Translations

attracted at the expense of one's dignity

German: notgeil (de) (loosely)