"dead-nuts" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dead-nuts (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Precise, exact, completely accurate. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-dead-nuts-en-adj-soZnXAcv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: deadnuts, dead nuts

Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} dead-nuts (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Precisely, exactly, completely. Tags: informal, not-comparable Synonyms: accurately, perfectly, slap bang, exactly Derived forms: dead-nuts on
    Sense id: en-dead-nuts-en-adv-NdXGkKe6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: deadnuts, dead nuts

Alternative forms

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