Definition of "drop dead" [drop dead]

• To die suddenly (verb)
• An angry expletive (interjection)

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• "Pete Lowery brought this fence all the way from Tavernier, and by golly, it’s going to work or I’ll drop dead trying."
• "The ninety-eighth day ends the seventh year and because of my darling by then I'll have my drop dead money and really be equal, and, God willing, we'll have the Noble House."
• "Besides, plenty of people would rather drop dead than let an Antigand dump an ob on them."