sad girl vibes

slang A quality of sadness and low energy exuded by a female. The term is sometimes used pejoratively of someone whose feelings seem performative rather than genuine. A: "I hope Steph's OK. She was giving off some pretty intense sad girl vibes." B: "I know she's still broken up about the whole thing with Tom." The lo-fi aesthetic, the depressing acoustic songs—the whole film is just curated sad girl vibes, if you ask me.