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formerly dead-s meaning dead serious. the ghetto form of dead serious is dead-s, which is not used anymore. less stress is used wen saying the word dead-ass so it has replaced dead-s.
p1: yo, homie, im gettin ass from jennifer tonite!
p2: u dead-ass?
p1: YEA!
Dead-ass by antawn January 28, 2007
Yo dead-ass B you better fill that gat before I do
Dead-ass by Lauren Reyes January 15, 2017
it is a shortened more meaningful way of saying dead ass serious
Jake grew dead-ass and sat in the spare chair in her cube.

DEAD ASS 

I got an A on my exam... Dead Ass....
DEAD ASS by Ray FS July 4, 2008

dead ass 

To be completely and honestly serious.
A reply used by people who have been questioned on the truth of their comment.
To be truthful and not lie.
A truncation of the phrase "dead ass serious".
Guy 1: Yo, swear I saw George (W.) Bush jump that fence for a corndog...

Guy 2: What? nah uh, you're lying..

Guy 1: No, for real! I'm dead ass.
dead ass by Tai June 30, 2003
Word of the Day on July 7, 2016

dead ass 

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".
dead ass by HONKYSAUCE September 3, 2018
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