Meaning A bittersweet feeling combining both happiness and sadness.
Usage Worldwide, but not commonly used.
Example
- Dad won the Bafta for best actor but was too ill to collect it, so I'm happy sad about that.
Pronunciation
Idiom
Happy sad
What does "Happy sad" mean?
A bittersweet feeling combining both happiness and sadness.
Happy sad
Britain, 19th century.