What is Bad News Bear?
1.
The messenger of bad news.
Worth noting: Please do not shoot the messenger.
Rarely is s/he actually involved in the decision of whatever is bad news for you.
Usually, they don't even know what they're delivering.
You know it's a bad day when...
Bob: I hate to be the bad news bear, but... *insert bad news here*
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2.
Slang term for "bad news", or not going to work out
Derived from an old movie called "Bad News Bear".
Alice stopped taking medication, that is bad news bear.
