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Drop dead
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of drop-dead. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"Let's suppose your personality was only a manifestation of the id and you saw a drop dead gorgeous man that really tripped your trigger. Spurred on by your id, you would run up to him and immediately engage him in a sexual encounter."
- 1 Used angrily to express disgust, contempt, derision, etc., toward another person. derogatory, offensive, slang
"“Whatta ya say, goils? I'll take the botha ya, only later, like, well, you know, like later onea ya can split and go home.”[…]“Drop dead,” Rachel said with a smile."
- 1 To die suddenly. intransitive
"Stuff your eyes with wonder […]live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories."
- 2 pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life wordnet
- 3 To be appalled or mortified. figuratively, intransitive
"`My parents would drop dead if they knew,' she said."
Etymology
Compare Dutch doodvallen and the expletive "val dood!".
Compare Dutch doodvallen and the expletive "val dood!".
Compare Dutch doodvallen and the expletive "val dood!".
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