dead to the world
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
completely asleep or unconscious
Literally: devoid of life to the world
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Seems like I been dead to the world for weeks!
‘ You know she'll be dead to the world.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “dead to the world” mean?
completely asleep or unconscious Literally: devoid of life to the world
Is “dead to the world” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.