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to pack a sad

to pack a sad

1 9.9
To feel upset and moody after something disappointing
  • idiom
  • Australian
translation icon : ponerse triste
  • After hearing the disappointing news, he just sat there and packed a sad.

Examples

  • Don't pack a sad over a small mistake!

  • Whenever she loses at chess, she tends to pack a sad for hours.

  • He started to pack a sad when they canceled the event unexpectedly.

  • She packs a sad!

  • When he told her the party was canceled, she started to pack a sad in the corner.

  • He tends to pack a sad whenever he doesn't get what he wants.

  • After missing the bus, Jenna began to pack a sad and sulked at home.

Synonyms

to sob
vsto pack a sad
15 1.0

To cry with short, noisy breaths

is gentler and sulky rather than noisy intense crying
to shed a tear
vsto pack a sad
14 3.5

Cry a little, often with one tear

is more sulky and emotional rather than a single restrained tear
to cry the blues
vsto pack a sad
  • Informal
1 7.5

To feel sad and complain to others

is more sulky and inward, not mainly about complaining
to go moggy
vsto pack a sad
  • Slang
9.9

To become very sad and upset

is milder and sulky, often brief after disappointment

Antonyms

to cheer up
  • Informal
234 1.4

To feel happier after being sad or to make someone feel happier

How Upset

to break down
111 3.9
to pack a sad
  • Australian
1 9.9
to sulk
42 3.5

Surface Forms

pack a sad infinitive
packed a sad past
packed a sad past participle
packing a sad present participle
packs a sad third person singular

Morphology

pack + a + sad

The adjective 'sad' clearly signals unhappiness, so learners can guess the expression relates to feeling upset, but the verb phrase 'pack a' is used idiomatically here (with 'sad' nominalized) and does not have a straightforward compositional meaning. A B1 learner who knows the words might infer general sadness but would not reliably predict the specific colloquial sense 'become upset/sulky' without prior exposure.

Etymology

Pack a sad may come from the image of someone packing a feeling called sad into a bag and carrying it around like a heavy thing, showing they are in a bad mood. That's why it means 'to become upset' or 'to sulk'.