adjective
General Slang
Heavy
/ˈhɛvi/ · adjective · slang
Profound, serious, or emotionally intense.
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Definitions
1
Deeply meaningful or philosophically weighty.
“He said some heavy things about life that stuck with me.”
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2
Serious or grave in tone, raising the stakes of a moment.
“Things got heavy when the cops showed up.”
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3
Emotionally intense or hard to process.
“The breakup was real heavy for both of them.”
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Heavy In A Sentence
That was a heavy conversation, I need a minute.
The film deals with some heavy subject matter.
Whoa, that's heavy, I never thought of it that way.
Origin & Usage
Rooted in Black American and jazz slang, 'heavy' described music or talk with deep substance. The 1960s counterculture used it for anything profound or emotionally intense.
People Also Ask
What does heavy mean in slang?
It means profound, serious, or emotionally intense, describing weighty ideas or charged situations.
Where did heavy come from?
From Black American and jazz slang, where 'heavy' meant music or talk with real depth and substance.
Is heavy a compliment?
It can be admiring, calling something deep, but it often just signals that a topic is serious or hard to handle.
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