sad flower

A person belonging to a subset of hipster culture that clashed with emo culture, resulting in someone called a sad flower. You can find them in coffee shops that "no one knows about" wearing vintage clothing, typically with their shirt tucked in and has some sort of "troubled past" despite usually not being all that troubled. May also cause you to cringe.

Other signs someone is a sad flower include:

•Smoking cigarettes

•Greasy hair
•Loves long, artsy movies

•Artsy photography (usually accompanied by a photography Instagram account they hope will be discovered by someone. An agent? Their ex lover? Who knows.)
•Loves to talk about how much they hate their life
•Music taste falls somewhere between indie bands, old classics or 80's music, and punk rock
•Collects vinyl and frequently asks if you also collect vinyl
•Fake deep poetry

•Can't stick to one partner because they're "a troubled spirit" that needs to find themselves for the 50th time this week

"Oh my god, look Marcy, here comes Matt"

"Ugh he is such a sad flower, always talking about his troubled past and asking if we collect vinyl. I bet he's gonna wanna take pictures of us"

sad flower by Semiburntpopcorn August 24, 2018

sad singing and flower bringing

a threat; euphemism for "mourning one's death" — sad singing = hyms
flower bringing = laying flowers at a grave
both things that happen at a funeral

"there'll be a whole lotta sad singing and flower bringing when im done with yo ass"

sad singing and flower bringing by 😟 March 16, 2026