- “Hahaha, oh wow, I’m dead.”
dead
analogy metaphorical extension
originally meaning to be in a state of being dead, the word has, by metaphorical extension, come to mean very surprised or deflated, probably because death is usually a very shocking and deflating phenomenon.
Source : Used by a Rice student when discussing a funny meme online, August 29, 2016.
Last modified: 1 December 2016