- "I'm dead" is typically what people say in response to something funny that they have either heard or witnessed.
Dead
derivation adjective
usually used when something is extremely funny, a person's reaction to said funniness to be be "dead"
Etymology : The word dead can be described as lacking sensitivity or feeling (someone who is no longer living). The slang word "dead" can be related to this because when something is extremely funny a person can be paralyzed with laughter therefore simulating a dead person
Source : "hahah, i'm so dead" - everyone nowadays it's honestly overused
Last modified: 12 December 2015