- ded
Slang Word: Ded
Gen Z Slang Word Ded is used or popularized by Generation Z (Gen Z). Understand the definition of Ded so that we can better use it. Knowing slang not only helps improve communication skills, but also enhances understanding of the culture of the younger generation and helps to build better relationships between teachers and students and families.
The Definition of Ded
Definition: Used to describe something humorous to such an extent as to "kill you."
Examples: "I am literally ded, that was hilarious."
Variations: Dead, I'm dead
Origin: Laughter and death as a combined concept has been present since Ancient Greece, where it is held that Zeuxis died from laughing at a portrait of an ugly woman he was painting. Ded stems from a folk etymology for dead reckoning. Emerged on the Internet in the early 1990s as a representation for regional speech.