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deadass

DED-as/ˈdɛdæs/

Noun pluraldeadasses

6 meanings of deadass

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  1. 1
    adverbslangUS
    Really or truly. Used to show that you mean what you are saying.

    I deadass forgot my keys at home this morning.

    She was deadass tired after the long bus ride.

    Similarliterally, seriously, honestly, really, actually

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  2. 2
    adjectiveslangUS
    Completely serious. Used when you are not joking at all.

    Are you deadass? You really won the tickets?

    I'm deadass, I saw him at the mall yesterday.

    Similarserious

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  3. 3
    adjectiveslangUS
    Real or true. Used after 'no' or 'not' to make a negative statement stronger.

    There's no deadass way I'm jumping into that cold lake.

    He didn't have a deadass clue where the party was.

    Similarreal, genuine

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  4. 4
    adverbslangUS
    Exactly or straight at something, without missing or turning away.

    The snowball hit him deadass in the face.

    She walked deadass into the glass door at the store.

    Similarsquarely, smack, right, directly

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  5. 5
    adjectiveslangUS
    Very quiet, with almost nothing happening. Used about places like bars or towns.

    The mall was deadass on Monday morning, with only a few shoppers around.

    This town gets deadass after ten at night.

    Similardead, quiet, lifeless

    Oppositelively, busy, packed

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  6. 6
    nounslangUScountable
    A lazy person who does not want to move or do anything.

    Get off the couch, you deadass, and help me carry these bags.

    My brother turns into a total deadass on weekends.

    Similarslacker, loafer, layabout, bum

    Oppositego-getter

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Origin

From "dead" plus "-ass," an ending that makes an adjective stronger. It seems to have started in New York in the late 1990s and 2000s.