Deadass
adj, adv, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A lazy or unenergetic person. US, slang
"[…] us women know which man has got the spring and who and which is the unfortunate dead ass […]"
- 1 Of a place: having very little activity; dead. US, slang
"I could tell what you two had right off the bat. It was the same with me and my Rosario. That's what keeps me goin in this deadass joint, because there's no way she don't show someday and when that day comes the round man hauls some vino outta one of them shrouds he uses as filin cabinets or you're gonna see him walkin around with a brand new face."
- 2 Genuine, real. (used as a negative intensifier) US, slang
"He bellowed at us, yelling that he was fucked if he was going to let a group of dead-ass wankers spoil his time off."
- 3 Dead serious. US, slang
"You need to quit talking about my mama. I'm deadass."
- 1 Directly, dead on. US, not-comparable, slang
"As he started inside, thinking only of fresh water and bed, Frenchy said, "Hurry back and I'll help you fix the baits." / "We're not through?" / "Oh, man, Joe keeps his pots at work, not deadass on deck.""
- 2 Really, seriously, actually. US, not-comparable, slang
"I was deadass starving."
Synonyms
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More examples"Sami was looking deadass at Layla."
Etymology
From dead + -ass (“used to intensify an adjective”). Originated in New York City, and popularized around the late 1990s–2000s.
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