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".