What it means
A glow down is the opposite of a glow up, a slide backwards in looks, style or general put-together-ness, the rough patch where someone visibly stops trying. It is said about a phase, not forever.
Usage examples
"Three weeks of no sleep gave me a serious glow down."
"He had a glow down after the breakup, but he is bouncing back now."
"Ngl, uni stress and takeaway every night had me in a full glow down by Friday."
"She didn't fall off forever, it was just a little glow down phase after finals."
Where it comes from
Flips glow up, the celebrated transformation for the better, into its downhill twin. If a glow up is levelling up, a glow down is the dip in the other direction.
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