Have the Blues is an expression used to describe a feeling of sadness or depression. It is often associated with the musical genre of blues, which originated in the African American communities of the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The two crossword solutions for this term are MOPE (4 letters) and FEELBAD (7 letters). MOPE is a verb meaning to feel or show dejection or apathy, while FEELBAD is an adjective meaning to feel sad or depressed.