adverb🔥 Gen-Z slang

deadass

seriously, for real

What it means

Used to stress that you're completely serious and not exaggerating, similar to 'I swear' or 'for real.' It can intensify a statement or stand alone as a one-word confirmation that you mean it.

Examples

  • I deadass forgot we had a final today.
  • That movie was bad. Deadass.
  • You deadass thought I wouldn't find out?
  • I'm deadass about to move to another country.

Where it comes from

Rooted in AAVE and strongly associated with New York City slang. It spread nationally in the late 2010s through rap, Twitter, and TikTok.

Related slang

#fr#facts#no cap#bruh

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