drop-dead



drop-dead

  (informal)
a drop-dead person or piece of clothing is very beautiful (always before noun) Her exquisite figure was shown off to the full in a drop-dead black dress. He turned up to the concert with a drop-dead gorgeous woman on his arm.

drop-dead

1. mod. stunning enough to make one drop dead. (Not literal.) I had my living room done in a bright drop-dead red that makes your blood run cold!
2. mod. rude, as if telling someone to drop dead. I couldn’t stand the boss’s drop-dead attitude, so I quit.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aphrodisios-Ancient Greek
MarthaMAHR-thə (English)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Lat
Goode[gud]
Melvin['melvin]
Katrinekaht-REE-ne (Danish)Danish, Norwegian
HÜSnİYe-Turkish