unsad
adjEtymology From un- + sad.
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Nonstandard Not sad.
- What’s the matter with American writing these days? .... The few unsad young men of this lost generation will have to look for another way of finding themselves than the one indicated here.1926, John Dos Passos, review of The Sun Also Rises, in New Masses:
- The freedom that you wanted bad / Is yours for good, I hope you're glad / Sad into unsad1990, The Beautiful South, “A Little Time”, in Choke:
4 more examples
- This was not little unsad and dedarkened my lack of night. Thanks for the great post.1999 April 20, Bob Mc., “The Romance of English (was re: 128 rules-no monetary gain))^([sic])”, in soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm (Usenet):
- I have a love-hate relationship with the wind. / Sometimes, i find myself all dolled up to go out, feeling pretty & fine & fancy & queenly, & as i wait for my cab, perched on my porchrailing off of which the paint is peeling, the wind off the sea forces its way past our protective shielding pines, & tears my false, hairspray-fortified loveliness from me like a sheet off a line. It sticks its dry, sharp fingers into the corners of my eyes, making me cry unsad tears, & it musses my carefully-arranged flirty skirts like a too-eager highschool boyfriend.1999 August 22, Ladybee, “Hideousness!!! (kinda long rant)”, in alt.gothic.fashion (Usenet):
- > You are so sad and pathitic^([sic]) it / >almost leaves one speechless. / well, you seem relatively unsad, and are mouthing-off... / obviously, you are not the "one" / is this possibly yer manic phase? hate sadness? / take medication...it may do the job, but it also may taste bad1999 November 20, JayDee, “Your^([sic]) not livin' in the REAL world”, in rec.music.artists.stevie-nicks (Usenet):
- the first time i posted "kroebo" my eyes hurt when i read it. it was sad. now it is unsad.2000 October 23, caeliestis, “[words] "convolution" ::caeliestis::”, in alt.teens.poetry.and.stuff (Usenet):