drop dead
(intransitive) To die suddenly.
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BBC Radio 2 Vernon Kay Now Playing Olivia Rodrigo drop dead
“drop dead” by Olivia Rodrigo #nowplaying #radio2
“Drop Dead” by Olivia Rodrigo #nowplaying #radio1
The torment of Egypt's emaciated horses - and the shame of the Western tourists who enable a cycle of abuse that ends only when the animals drop dead: ELEANOR HARMSWORTH trib.al/iQdzo6N
Every day ... almost the first thing I do each morning is open a news app ... then I'm disappointed ... I mean, doctors for YEARS have been making us think we're gonna drop dead if we eat a hamburger ...
Definitions
(intransitive) To die suddenly.
Stuff your eyes with wonder live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.
“BBC Radio 2 Vernon Kay Now Playing Olivia Rodrigo drop dead”
— Bluesky· May 2026““drop dead” by Olivia Rodrigo #nowplaying #radio2”
— Bluesky· May 2026““Drop Dead” by Olivia Rodrigo #nowplaying #radio1”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The torment of Egypt's emaciated horses - and the shame of the Western tourists who enable a cycle of abuse that ends only when the animals drop dead: ELEANOR HARMSWORTH trib.al/iQdzo6N”
— Bluesky· May 2026“#NowPlaying 🕔 5:02 pm 🎵 drop dead 🧑🎤 Olivia Rodrigo 💿 you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love 🎧 Apple Music / YouTube Music 📝 Lyrics”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(intransitive, figuratively) To be appalled or mortified.
Boy, I'm in a bad mood today! Everyone had better steer clear of me! I hate everybody! As far as I'm concerned, everyone on the planet can just drop dead. People are scum.
“Every day ... almost the first thing I do each morning is open a news app ... then I'm disappointed ... I mean, doctors for YEARS have been making us think we're gonna drop dead if we eat a hamburger ...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Yea same lmao one of my favorite movies of all time is Drop Dead Gorgeous so I’m happy to meet movies where they’re at in time but these movies are like unwatchable now and aren’t even that funny to start”
— Bluesky· May 2026“BBC Radio 2 Sara Cox Now Playing Olivia Rodrigo drop dead”
— Bluesky· May 2026““drop dead” by Olivia Rodrigo #nowplaying #radio2”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Psst! RFK Jr would drop dead attempting a 50 mile hike too, he’d just make it a little further than Trump.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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