1. A phrase used to emphasize another word, feeling, or emotional statement; it's typically
used by older individuals across the United States to mean "very", "severely", or "extremely" with a specific
air of honesty. Unbeknownst to them, younger
people are using the phrase in a slightly different
way, but the intention is the dead ass same.
2. A phrase often used as a stand alone confirmation to emphasize a truthful statement; it's typically used by younger individuals to mean, "for real", "no
joke", or "seriously". Unbeknownst to them, the phrase has been around for a long time and is often older than the individual using it; dead ass.
EXAMPLE 1:
A: "Man, I am dead ass hungry. We need some breakfast"
B: "For real, let's go rustle up some fucking French
toast".
EXAMPLE 2:
A: "Bruh, did you end up getting with shorty last night"?
B: "
Yeah,
yeah, I got them droors; dead ass".