deadass
Slang
- Meaning
- Seriously, for real, no joke.
- Type
- Slang
- Used in
- New York City, New York
What does “deadass” mean
Originated in NYC African American Vernacular English in the late 1990s, combining 'dead' (completely) with the '-ass' intensifier. Used as an intensifier ('I'm deadass tired'), to signal sincerity, and as a one-word question ('Deadass?'). Became a stamped marker of NYC identity around 2016.
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