down bad

See also: downbad

English

Alternative forms

• downbad

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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)