interjection used to indicate a sense of foreboding or fear of the future. Has nothing to do with actual bears. The use of the assumed antonym 'good news bears' is frowned upon.
"I just slept through my Math final, this is bad news bears."
"I went to my Math final. It was bad news bears."
"Jimmy watched in vain as the fire weaved its way towards the gasoline tank. His last thought was, 'This is bad news bears.'"
describes somethingnegative. derived from the children's book series "the berenstein bears", one of the books was called "bad news bears." mostly used by hipsters and anyone who grew up reading those books.
Friend 1: I was walking past your house the other day, and I saw your wife was presenting herself to me... anyway i ended up breaking most of your furniture in the ensuing lovemaking.
Friend 2: What?!?! I loved that furniture, and that whole wife thing is pretty bad news bears too.