# deadass

Pronunciation: say "DED-as" /ˈdɛdæs/

## Adverb

1. Really, seriously, or actually; used to emphasize that a statement is sincere or true. *(slang, US)*
   - Simple: Really or truly. Used to show that you mean what you are saying.
   - _He deadass walked out of the meeting without saying a word._
   - _That show was deadass the best thing I've watched all year._
4. Directly or dead on; squarely at or exactly upon a target or point. *(slang, US)*
   - Simple: Exactly or straight at something, without missing or turning away.
   - _The dart landed deadass in the center of the board._
   - _He drove deadass through the puddle and soaked everyone on the sidewalk._

## Adjective

2. Dead serious; not joking or exaggerating in the slightest. *(slang, US)*
   - Simple: Completely serious. Used when you are not joking at all.
   - _Wait, are you deadass right now, or is this another one of your pranks?_
   - _He looked deadass when he said he was quitting at the end of the month._
3. Genuine or real, used chiefly as an intensifier in negative statements to stress that something is completely absent or impossible. *(slang, US)*
   - Simple: Real or true. Used after 'no' or 'not' to make a negative statement stronger.
   - _There was no deadass reason for the flight to be delayed that long._
   - _She doesn't have a deadass chance of finishing the project by Friday._
5. Of a place, having very little activity or energy; dead. *(slang, US)*
   - Simple: Very quiet, with almost nothing happening. Used about places like bars or towns.
   - _The club was deadass for a Saturday, so we left early._
   - _Downtown gets deadass once the office workers head home._

## Noun

6. A lazy or unenergetic person. *(slang, US)*
   - Simple: A lazy person who does not want to move or do anything.
   - _Don't be a deadass; the trash isn't going to take itself out._
   - _A couple of deadasses on the crew let everyone else do the heavy lifting._

## Origin

Formed from "dead" plus the intensifying suffix "-ass," which strengthens an adjective. It apparently originated in New York and became popular around the late 1990s to 2000s.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/deadass (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).