- Gloss
- "Very funny"
- Definition
- Used to express that something is so funny you are 'dead' with laughter.
- Example
- "Dat joke make mi dead." — "That joke killed me (with laughter)."
- Origin
- Standard English term adapted for hyperbole.
Dead is a Jamaican Patois (Patwa) expression. For a full sentence, run it through the Jamaican Patois translator, or return to the lexicon index.