Talk:too bad

I would normally say: That's too bad

Maybe I've been mis-using the phrase if the latest definitions are precise, in effect having a double that's??

trunkie 12:02, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)


 * "That's too bad" is correct, and "too bad" is very common too. "Too bad" is, if you like, a shortened version of "that's too bad". &mdash; Paul G 13:56, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Another usage
What about this usage:
 * A: Do you want a birthday kiss?
 * B: No
 * A: Too bad, i'm gonna give you one anyway.

Isn't that different? --124.138.199.2 02:10, 16 September 2010 (UTC) I think that is the same. If you substitute the words "that's unfortunate", then the meaning is the same in the usage above.Martinburton 23:34, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Another usage

 * C: Did you have a good time at the party?
 * D: It wasn't too bad. I got a birthday kiss that I actually liked.

A lot of people say "too bad" when they mean "good". The person is evaluating how they feel about something and on the continuum of a scale from terrible through bad, and on up through not bad to good and then great, they evaluate the way they feel as "not bad". I think this is different from the "unfortunate" usage discussed above. This is my first time to edit wiktionary so feel free to do whatever you guys do with my opinion. Martinburton 23:34, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

3. ​​(old-fashioned) annoying
[https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bad_1?q=bad 3. ​​(old-fashioned) annoying Really, it was too bad of you to be so late] --Backinstadiums (talk) 09:08, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

not too bad
[https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Not+Too+Bad Fairly or mostly good; satisfactory. (Used primarily in conversation.)] --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:08, 20 December 2020 (UTC)