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drop dead
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Princeton's WordNet
die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff itadverb
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
"She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
drop-deadadverb
extremely
"she was drop-dead gorgeous"
Wiktionary
drop deadverb
to die suddenly
drop deadinterjection
an angry expletive
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drop dead
"Drop dead" is typically used as a strong expression of contempt or disgust, indicating you would rather someone disappear or stop bothering you. It can also refer to a last possible date or time by which something must be completed, known as "drop dead date". The term can also be used as an expression to show shock or awe, as in "drop-dead gorgeous". However, it's worth noting that the term is considered informal and potentially offensive.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of drop dead in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of drop dead in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of drop dead in a Sentence
Financial markets and private sector actors tend to react ahead of that date, if there is the anticipation that we will get very close to that drop-dead date, then financial market volatility generally tends to increase, stock prices tend to react adversely.
He was genuine, charming, highly intelligent, insightful, moral, fearless, romantic, and hilarious—all wrapped up in drop-dead gorgeousness.
This is a loss of an oldie, there are not many funds that approach their 50th anniversary and drop dead just before it.
Were all going to drop dead here.
State regulators have gone through a process, to review and shut down co-op programs that were too weak to continue for another year, … It explains why you saw a big bunch of them announce they were closing in October – because it was the drop dead [date]. If you’re going to pull the plug, October was the time to do it.
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