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DROP-DEAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does drop-dead mean?
• DROP-DEAD (adverb)
The adverb DROP-DEAD has 1 sense:
1. extremely
Familiarity information: DROP-DEAD used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extremely
Context example:
she was drop-dead gorgeous
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
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