goddamn
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Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (interjection) IPA(key): /ˌɡɒdˈdæm/
- (intensifier) IPA(key): /ˈɡɒd.dæm/
Audio (AU) (file) - (interjection) Rhymes: -æm
Interjection[edit]
goddamn
- (vulgar, colloquial) An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration.
Synonyms[edit]
- godsdamn (polytheistic)
Translations[edit]
an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
Adjective[edit]
goddamn (not comparable)
- (derogatory) Damned by God.
- (vulgar, sometimes offensive) Used as an intensifier.
- 2019 July 26, Charles P. Pierce, “Congress Should Not Go on Vacation for Six Goddamn Weeks”, in Esquire[1]:
- I know this may seem a bit out of the box, but isn't this a particularly lousy time in history for the Congress to go on vacation for six goddamn weeks.
- Where's the goddamn cartridge?
- You were in the background; you were a goddamn extra! That's good enough!
Synonyms[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:damned
Translations[edit]
intensifier
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Noun[edit]
goddamn (plural goddamns)
- (vulgar, colloquial, chiefly in the negative) A more emphatic form of damn.
- I don't give a goddamn.
- Alternative form of goddam (“an English person, from French perspective”)
- 2009, Shane K. Bernard, The Cajuns: Americanization of a People, page 72:
- The goddamns (British soldiers) are coming / To steal your children. / Awaken! Awaken! / Acadian men / To save our heritage.
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