Caribbean SlangGen Y / Millennials (1980-1994)Hip Hop & Street Slang
Dead
Meaning
Caribbean SlangGen Y / Millennials (1980-1994)Hip Hop & Street Slang
Literal Meaning
No longer alive (used hyperbolically)
Actual Meaning
So amused or shocked you figuratively died
Context
Used when responding to a joke that causes uncontrollable laughter.
Examples
"'You dead mi!' (Translation: You made me laugh so hard)"
Tips
Hyperbolic laughter
Very common
Humor response
Phrase Thesaurus
Similar words and synonyms for this phrase
hilarious
side-splitting
laugh-out-loud
riotous
killed me
I'm deceased
no way
I'm done
comical
absurd
ridiculous
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