drop dead
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drop dead
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Compare Dutch doodvallen and the expletive "val dood!".
verb drops dead · dropping dead · dropped dead
- To die suddenly. Stuff your eyes with wonder […]live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.
- To be appalled or mortified. `My parents would drop dead if they knew,' she said.
interjection
- Used angrily to express disgust, contempt, derision, etc., toward another person. “Whatta ya say, goils? I'll take the botha ya, only later, like, well, you know, like later onea ya can split and go home.”[…]“Drop dead,” Rachel said with a smile.
adverb
- Alternative form of drop-dead Let's suppose your personality was only a manifestation of the id and you saw a drop dead gorgeous man that really tripped your trigger. Spurred on by your id, you would run up to him and immediately engage him in a sexual encounter.
Translations
Every language
verb to die suddenly
| Español | caer(se) muerto |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 猝死 cùsǐ |
| Português | cair morto |
| Français | tomber raide mort |
| Deutsch | tot umfallen |
| Italiano | morire improvvisamente, crepare |
intj an angry expletive
| Español | imperative caer(se) muerto, imperative morir |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | くたばれ kutabare |
| Português | vai morrer longe! |
| Français | va mourir, va crever |
| Italiano | crepa, al diavolo |
| Română | lua-te-ar moartea, să te ia moartea, lovi-te-ar moartea, să te lovească moartea |
| Русский | чтоб ты сдох štob ty sdox |
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