Definition

Desperately attracted to someone to the point of embarrassing behavior, or in a generally pathetic state. The digital age equivalent of being horny on main, but with witnesses.

Example Usage

He liked all her Instagram posts from 2019, he's down bad catastrophically.

Origin

Evolved from hip-hop slang meaning 'in a bad situation' to specifically denote romantic/sexual desperation around 2020

Fun Fact

Twitter regularly hosts 'down bad' competitions where users share their most embarrassing thirsty moments for collective judgment and entertainment.

Source: Hip-hop culture and Twitter

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