Yes, there are a couple of different meanings. One of them you would want to be quite careful of using. If you tell someone "Drop dead!" It means that you hate them and though you stop short of murdering them, you wouldn't mind to see them die right there in front of you. This is a really hateful thing to say-- so be careful. Then the other use is as an adjective phrase. I don't know about other English-speaking countries, but in America you can say "She is drop-dead gorgeous!", which means "She is VERY gorgeous." It is an intensifier, but I don't think I have heard it in any other sense than appreciating the beauty of something-- usually a woman, but not always.

"drop-dead " has some meanings: (Adjective) 1. потрясающий, сногсшибательный; завидный 2. крайний, конечный The drop-dead date for handing in term papers = крайний срок сдачи курсовых (работ) (Adverb) 3. сногсшибательно, потрясающе She is drop-dead gorgeous. = Она потрясающе красива. (Slang) 4. Drop dead! = Oтстань!

'drop-dead' means extremely, very, exceptionallly, outstandingly .....etc Mostly you hear the expression 'drop-dead gorgeous' as mentioned above. In general when you refer to a person or a piece of clothing as being drop-dead ,it means it is very beautiful. It could also refer to a deadline that cannot be changed: a drop-dead date.

That's the beauty of language... I appreciate your accurate remark about the hyphen and so on. Thank you very much, Catherine! I accept even belated replies. Nevertheless they are up-to-date.

Just perhaps a slightly delayed & irrelevent point to make ... Notice the usage of the hyphen: drop-dead is an adjective drop dead is an insult or perhaps an exclamation if in relevent context so you could say "drop-dead gorgeous" or "drop dead gorgeous!" - which depending on the situation could even mean "no way, gorgeous" ... albeit a little odd... but that's the beauty of language