Hey dude why are you such a downer lately?
Oh, I have The Big Sad.
What does that mean?
I'm Depressed, Carl
by Mystical Stone December 21, 2018
A period of time from the 1920s to the early 1930s in which the economy had crashed due to irresponsible spending.
john: Some people call it the Great Depression, but the real name is the Big Sad
Mark: Are you high?
by TheBigSad May 17, 2018
(n.) Another word for depression
by Other_Person March 08, 2020
by THE BIG SAD May 15, 2018
A slang term for depression. (It can refer to either the mental condition, or a crash in the stock market.)
1. "Bob and Mary have had The Big Sad since their son died."
2. "People who lived during The Big Sad were very resilient folks."
by Ubeenbamboozledson November 27, 2021
1. An adjective to describe something beyond depressing that ended in failure/defeat.
2. A synonym for The Great Depression.
1. Joey: I heard you broke up with yo gf
Matt: Yeah...
Joey: RIP that's the big sad
2. The Great Depression, aka The Big Sad, took place from 1929 to 1939.
by A_single_bean June 02, 2019
by user1256 January 21, 2019