deadass
deadass · more deadass · most deadass
Having very little activityHaving very little activity; dead.
» Sami was looking deadass at Layla.
OsoHombre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesHaving very little activity; dead.
Genuine; real. Used as a negative intensifier.
Dead serious.
You need to quit talking about my mama. I'm deadass.
Examples
1 sentencesSami was looking deadass at Layla.
Origin
From dead + -ass (“used to intensify an adjective”). Some senses from an ellipsis of dead-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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Forms
more deadass, most deadass| Comparative | more deadass Lesson |
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| Superlative | most deadass Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form