What does daid mean?
Daid means (dialect) Nonstandard spelling of dead..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(dialect) Nonstandard spelling of dead..
"I c-can't he'p myse'f," stammered Celia; "you say such frightful things to me—you tell me that they happen in my own house—in her own room—How can I be calm? How can I believe such things of—of Constance Berkley—of yo' daid mother——"
"I wish I wuz daid. 'Tain' nothin' but wuk, wuk from mawnin' tell night."
"Why, he's daid!" he exclaimed, poking the lion with the muzzle of his gun.
Ah, Mistah 'Possum, we got you at las'— Need n't play daid, laying dah on de groun'; Fros' an' de 'simmons has made you grow fas',— Won't he be fine when he's roasted up brown!
In de mawnin' w'en he go to milk de cow, sho'nuf dey wuz a hawg a-lyin' on its side, daid.
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Daid means (dialect) Nonstandard spelling of dead..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"I c-can't he'p myse'f," stammered Celia; "you say such frightful things to me—you tell me that they happen in my own house—in her own room—How can I be calm? How can I believe such things of—of Constance Berkley—of yo' daid mother——"
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