deep
Heavy, serious, properly unfortunate.
Definitions
Serious, heavy, grim — said about a situation that's hit harder than expected. The MLE equivalent of 'that's rough' but with more weight behind it.
In numbers, used to describe a group: 'we came ten-deep' means ten of us rolled together. Different sense, same word.
deep In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
General Black English/AAVE usage 'that's deep' for emotionally heavy. The 'X-deep' counting sense is older hip-hop slang. Both senses live in MLE.
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