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deadass.

Having very little activity; dead.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Having very little activity; dead.

  2. Genuine; real. Used as a negative intensifier.

  3. 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.

adv
  1. Directly; dead on.

    not-comparable
  2. Really; seriously; actually.

    not-comparable
    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.

noun
  1. A lazy or unenergetic person.

    US · slang
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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