What Does This Mean?
An intensifier meaning 'seriously' or 'for real,' used to underline that a statement is completely sincere and not an exaggeration.
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REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Deadass, I have read that one paragraph four times and still don't know what it means."
LORE & ORIGIN
Originating in New York City slang, it spread nationally through hip-hop and Black internet culture, eventually becoming a default-use seriousness marker across Gen Z vocabulary regardless of region.
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