English Explanatory Dictionary

deadass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having very little activity; dead.
  2. Genuine; real. Used as a negative intensifier.
  3. Dead serious.
adv
  1. Directly; dead on.
  2. Really; seriously; actually.
noun
  1. A lazy or unenergetic person.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

deadass more deadass most deadass dead ass dead-ass deaduzz deadasses

Etymology

From dead + -ass (“used to intensify an adjective”). Some senses from an ellipsis of dead serious + ass. Originated in New York City, and popularized around the late 1990s–2000s.

Related words

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