drop-dead
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.78 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Absolutely final; being the deadline, especially in relation to a date set out in a contract upon which adverse consequences will flow if the contract has not been fulfilled.
Informal
Example Sentences
- "My date was drop-dead gorgeous!"
- "Carmiesha "Lil' Muddah" Vernoy had been with me since back in the day. She was more than a dime piece. She was drop-dead gorgeous and had the best pussy in the world."
- "drop-dead date"
- "The intruding investor (VC #2) makes an offer at a pre-money valuation of $15 million, subject to due diligence, and the expiration of the "drop dead" date, meaning the date in the initial investor's term sheet when exclusivity expires."
- "As the drop-dead date approaches, my mind becomes more focused."
- "If the assets [of a steel mill] were not sold by a fixed date, […]the “drop-dead” provision of the settlement agreement would take effect. Under that provision, the mills would be closed, the stay would be lifted, and the secured creditors would take possession. Probably neither the debtor nor the secured creditors believed that a sale could be completed before the drop-dead date."