down bad
Desperately, pathetically crushing
Down bad describes being in a desperate or pitiable state, typically because of intense romantic or sexual longing.
Someone who's down bad might send embarrassing texts to an ex at 2 a.m. or obsess over someone clearly uninterested: He's down bad for her—liked all her photos from 2019.
The phrase can extend beyond romance to any excessive wanting: I'm down bad for those sneakers.
- bummed outSlangily disappointed or sad
- downtroddenPersistently mistreated and degraded
- unrequited loveRomantic feelings not returned
- crushCompress with force
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
pining · main character · despair · obsession · simp · no chance · rejection · yearning · loneliness · thirst · ghosting · lovesick · heartbreak · slang · gaze · meme · longing · text
down badplaying it cool
Affecting casual disinterest
unbothered · composed · indifferent · nonchalant · aloof
down badsecure
Protected from harm
content · self-sufficient · emotionally stable · whole · fulfilled