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drop-dead

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drop-dead (drpdd)
adj. Slang
1. Very impressive; spectacular: "a special video of the best-dressed women making drop-dead, knockout entrances at parties and fashion shows in Paris and New York" (André Leon Talley).
2. Of or relating to a deadline that cannot be changed: a drop-dead date.
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Adv.1.drop-dead - extremely; "she was drop-dead gorgeous"
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"


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