drop-dead

1. 1.

   extremely

   “she was drop-dead gorgeous”

   slang

Questions about drop-dead

What does drop-dead mean?

drop-dead means "extremely".

How many syllables are in drop-dead?

drop-dead has 3 syllables and divides as drop--de-ad under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is drop-dead a common word?

drop-dead is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.