deadass.
Having very little activity; dead.
Meaning & usage
Having very little activity; dead.
Genuine; real. Used as a negative intensifier.
Dead serious.
You need to quit talking about my mama. I'm deadass.
Where this word comes from
From dead + -ass (“used to intensify an adjective”). Some senses from an ellipsis of dead-ass serious, from dead serious + -ass. Originated in New York City, and popularized around the late 1990s–2000s.
Directly; dead on.
Really; seriously; actually.
I was deadass starving.
Where this word comes from
From dead + -ass (“used to intensify an adjective”). Some senses from an ellipsis of dead-ass serious, from dead serious + -ass. Originated in New York City, and popularized around the late 1990s–2000s.
A lazy or unenergetic person.
Where this word comes from
From dead + -ass (“used to intensify an adjective”). Some senses from an ellipsis of dead-ass serious, from dead serious + -ass. Originated in New York City, and popularized around the late 1990s–2000s.
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