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deadass

[ ded-as ]

adverb

Slang.
  1. genuinely, sincerely, or truly; in fact: This deadass made me laugh in the grocery store.

    I'm deadass about to quote that speech to you.

    This deadass made me laugh in the grocery store.

  2. very or extremely: I'm deadass scared of clowns.

    I thought this was going to be a one-time thing, but I was deadass wrong.

    I'm deadass scared of clowns.



adjective

Slang.
  1. sincere or serious:

    There's no school today, I'm deadass.

interjection

Slang.
  1. (used to request confirmation of truth or to express surprise):

    “The new album's dropping tomorrow.” “Deadass?”

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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of deadass1

First recorded in 1960–65; dead ( def ) (in the adverbial sense “completely”) + -ass ( def )
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Example Sentences

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She went on to say she supported Sea World and the Iraq War, was responsible for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and wasn’t very smart: “I’ll deadass bite a worm on a hook,” she said.

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“I have diagnosed tourettes. I’ve never mentioned it on the internet because nobody thinks I’m deadass,” the “Ocean Eyes” singer wrote in an Instagram story.

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And with what she’s done with her portfolio, she tells the filmmakers, “I know I’m set for life. I just have to hold it. Deadass.”

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On Twitter, he posted, “deadass thought I made it obvious,” a shrug in his characteristic internet-speak.

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“Deadass thought I made it obvious,” he wrote, accompanied by a deluge of rainbow emojis.

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