Definition of got ya dead to rights

have dead to rights

verb - transitive

• to have sufficient evidence to hold one responsibility.

  Last edited on Sep 02 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

+	Add a definition for this slang term

Share Tweet E-mail	More info:	Interactive stats:
	R  Related words	Usage Vulgarity SlangMap

Related words

Slang terms with the same meaning

None found.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'dead':
beat a dead horse	Definitions include: to bring up a subject that was resolved (or should have been resolved) long ago.
be dead meat	Definitions include: be in serious trouble.
brain-dead	Definitions include: unintelligent, unwise, inefficient, etc.
cut somebody dead	Definitions include: to deliberately ignore someone when you meet them.
DDG	Definitions include: acronym for "drop dead gorgeous".
dead	Definitions include: to consume or use up.
dead air	Definitions include: silence on the radio.
dead *ss	Definitions include: "serious"; "not lying".
dead cracked	Definitions include: without money
dead drunk	Definitions include: extremely drunk - passed out or near to passing out.
deaded	Definitions include: extremely tired.
dead end	Definitions include: of an activity, an insurmountable obstacle.
dead log	Definitions include: a person who simply lays there during sex, without responding.
dead meat	Definitions include: dead people or persons.
dead nuts	Definitions include: accurate; "dead on".
(show 18 morehide)
Other terms relating to 'have':
did Rose Kennedy have a black frock?	Definitions include: "The answer to your question is obviously 'yes'."
every cloud has a silver lining.	Definitions include: for every bad thing that happens, there's something positive about it.
GLHF	Definitions include: acronym for "good luck, have fun".
HAGS	Definitions include: acronym for "have a great summer".
HAND	Definitions include: acronym for "Have a nice day."
has-been	Definitions include: a person who was once famous or successful, but is no longer.
hasbian	Definitions include: a person who has been a lesbian but now lives a heterosexual lifestyle.
have	Definitions include: to take advantage of.
have a ball	Definitions include: to have a ball, e.g. a great time.
have a beef	Definitions include: to have a a problem or grudge with someone.
have a big mouth	Definitions include: to reveal information that one shouldn't.
have a big ol' vag	Definitions include: a promiscuous woman.
have a black belt in	Definitions include: to be very skilled in a particular area.
have a blast	Definitions include: See blast.
have a bone to pick	Definitions include: to have a grudge to discuss.
(show 136 morehide)
Other terms relating to 'right':
all righty	Definitions include: "all right".
BRB	Definitions include: acronym for "Be right back", as in, "I will return soon."
BRT	Definitions include: acronym for "be right there".
cut right to the chase	Definitions include: See "cut to the chase".
dat rite	Definitions include: "That is right".
DTRT	Definitions include: acronym for "do the right thing".
FRO	Definitions include: afro.
f*cking rights	Definitions include: an expression of extreme agreement. more commonly used by itself in agreement with another party. The "Rights" is emphasized
get right	Definitions include: to get high.
give (one's) right arm for	Definitions include: to want very badly.
IKR	Definitions include: acronym for "I know, right?"
job's right	Definitions include: "Everything's okay, I've got everything under control."
left (or right) nut	Definitions include: In the same tradition as calling shotgun, these two terms refer to the back seats on the left and right side of the vehicle.
Mr. Right	Definitions include: the person who one is destined to marry.
Mrs. Right	Definitions include: the person who one is destined to marry.
(show 17 morehide)
Other terms relating to 'to':
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
9 to 5	Definitions include: See nine to five.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
add insult to injury	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
all your base are belong to us	Definitions include: a declaration of victory or superiority.
*ss-to-mouth	Definitions include: sex in which anal sex is immediately followed by fellatio.
back to (one's) roots	Definitions include: to revisit one's past.
back to square one	Definitions include: to go back to the beginning.
balls to the wall	Definitions include: extreme; "all out".
beat all to hell	Definitions include: to be vastly superior.
beat to the punch	Definitions include: to perform an activity before someone else.
be greek to	Definitions include: to be unintelligible.
be up to	Definitions include: to do.
bigger fish to fry	Definitions include: more important things to deal with.
blow to hell	Definitions include: to kill or destroy.
(show 247 morehide)

How common is this slang?

Don't click the following.
I use it	(3)
No longer use it	(1)
Heard it but never used it	(3)
Have never heard it	(11)

How vulgar is this slang?

Average of 10 votes: 20%  (See the most vulgar words.)

Least vulgar

Most vulgar

Your vote: None   (To vote, click the pepper. Vote how vulgar the word is – not how mean it is.)

Least vulgar

Most vulgar

Where is this slang used?

Logged-in users can add themselves to the map. Login, Register, Login instantly with Facebook.

Link to this slang definition

To link to this term in a web page or blog, insert the following.

<a href="http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/got-ya-dead-to-rights">got ya dead to rights</a>

To link to this term in a wiki such as Wikipedia, insert the following.

[http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/got-ya-dead-to-rights got ya dead to rights]

Some wikis use a different format for links, so be sure to check the documentation.