deadass

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Meaning · English

A lazy or unenergetic person.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

[…] us women know which man has got the spring and who and which is the unfortunate dead ass […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “deadass” mean?

A lazy or unenergetic person.

Is “deadass” formal or informal?

deadass is generally slang.