デス

noun

death

Direct loanword for 'death', often used in creative, gaming, or subculture contexts rather than everyday conversation.

• ゲームでデスしたら、やり直なおしだ。

  If you die in the game, you have to start over.

noun

death metal

Colloquial abbreviation for デスメタル (death metal), used among music fans.

See also: デスメタル

• 最さい近きんデスばかり聴きいている。

  Lately I've been listening to nothing but death metal.