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downbad

downbad is the alternative form of down bad.

Meaning of down bad

Adjective

down bad (not comparable)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) In a difficult situation, despondent.
    • Walter was down bad after his wife had left him.
  2. (slang) Romantically or sexually attracted to someone at the expense of one's dignity.
    • He was down bad over that disrespectful girl.

Questions about downbad

What is downbad the alternative form of?
Downbad is the alternative form of down bad.

Words near downbad in the dictionary

  1. downalator
  2. downalators
  3. Downard
  4. Downards
  5. downarg
  6. downbad
  7. downball
  8. downballot
  9. downbear
  10. downbearing
  11. downbears

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Adapted from Wiktionary: downbad (page history and authors); down bad (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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