Sekirov Dictionary

drop-dead

adverb 2
adjective 1
drop dead verb 2
drop dead exclamation 1
forms 3

adverb2

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(informal) Very impressively or spectacularly.
- My date was drop-dead gorgeous!
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(informal) Absolutely final; being the deadline, especially in relation to a date set out in a contract upon which adverse consequences will flow if the contract has not been fulfilled.
- As the drop-dead date approaches, my mind becomes more focused. — 2010

adjective1

(informal) Spectacularly physically attractive.

drop dead verb2

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To die suddenly.
- Stuff your eyes with wonder […]live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories. — 1953
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(figurative) To be appalled or mortified.
- `My parents would drop dead if they knew,' she said. — 1965

drop dead exclamation1

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(slang, offensive) Used angrily to express disgust, contempt, derision, etc., toward another person.
- “Whatta ya say, goils? I'll take the botha ya, only later, like, well, you know, like later onea ya can split and go home.”[…]“Drop dead,” Rachel said with a smile. — 1967

forms

dropped dead · dropping dead · drops dead

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