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drop (down) dead

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Definition of drop (down) dead words

  • phrase drop (down) dead If you say that a person or animal dropped dead or dropped down dead, you mean that they died very suddenly and unexpectedly. 0

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Parts of speech for Drop (down) dead

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

drop (down) dead popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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