A fork of Rural Dictionary
Used to describe a situation that is disheartening or distressing or unfortunate.
- Unfortunately your house has caught fire and it was a total loss.
-Oh, sad bear.
A sympathetic response to someone else's unfortunate, but unsurprising, experience (particularly at UC Berkeley).
Originally coined by the University of California Marching Band.
"Damn. I forgot to submit my selfgrade for EE16A again."
"Sorry dude, Sad Bears"
"Aww, Sad Bears. Did you see the score? It looks like Cal lost Big Game again"