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  • "deadass" tired; those in Los Angeles would be more likely to follow the word tired with the abbreviation "af" - short for "as expletive."

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • When I spot an A-list woman on the arm of a deadass bore, the petty bitch in me wonders: How does she do it --- year after year, listening to him, taking care of him, taking her clothes off for him?

    Jesse Kornbluth: Laura Bush's Memoir, 'Spoken From The Heart,' Reveals More Than She Intended About Her Marriage 2010

  • When I spot an A-list woman on the arm of a deadass bore, the petty bitch in me wonders: How does she do it --- year after year, listening to him, taking care of him, taking her clothes off for him?

    Jesse Kornbluth: Laura Bush's Memoir, 'Spoken From The Heart,' Reveals More Than She Intended About Her Marriage 2010

  • There were numerous other clanging duds in this extravagantly clodhopping dudfest, like the usual Abby & Connor duet romsitcomflop now a regular and deliberate suckup feature for the Abby-hearts-Connor crowd, with its deadass dialogue and meaningful looks.

    Primeval Season 3 Finale: To Helen Back Again « INTERSTELLAR TACTICS 2009

  • I couldn't believe this deadass was still unconvinced.

    Break No Bones Reichs, Kathy 2006

  • While many of us might complain in tweets of being "very" tired, people in northern California tend to be "hella" tired, New Yorkers "deadass" tired and Angelenos are simply tired "af."

    Ars Technica Nate Anderson 2011

  • While many of us might complain in tweets of being "very" tired, people in northern California tend to be "hella" tired, New Yorkers "deadass" tired and Angelenos are simply tired "af."

    Ars Technica Nate Anderson 2011

  • While many of us might complain in tweets of being "very" tired, people in northern California tend to be "hella" tired, New Yorkers "deadass" tired and Angelenos are simply tired "af."

    Ars Technica Nate Anderson 2011

  • While many of us might complain in tweets of being "very" tired, people in northern California tend to be "hella" tired, New Yorkers "deadass" tired and Angelenos are simply tired "af."

    Ars Technica Nate Anderson 2011

  • PinkMonroe88 I deadass have a knot on my knee from when I fell,

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010

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  • Adv. Entirely; truthfully; actually. 

    Adj. Truthful.

    January 24, 2018

  • In a books search, this shows up in

    American slang: - Page 128

    Bernhard Schmid - 1997

    August 30, 2020