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goddamn

//ˌɡɒdˈdæm//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Interjection

A word or short phrase used to express a sudden emotion or reaction.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

informal

Note for goddamn

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Forms

Plural
goddamns

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Damned by God.

  2. 2.Used as an intensifier.(offensive)

    • You were in the background; you were a goddamn extra! That's good enough!
    • 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.
  3. 3.Alternative letter-case form of goddamn.

    • You got your wars. And you got your riggers riot through the street. Gettysburg, or some Goddamn place like that.
    • ‘Second, if you guys had done your work we wouldn’t be here now with our dicks in our hands waiting for the Goddamn world to end!’

Interjection

A word or short phrase used to express a sudden emotion or reaction.

  1. 1.An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration.(colloquial)

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A more emphatic form of damn.(colloquial)

    • I don't give a goddamn.
  2. 2.Alternative form of goddam (“an English person, from French perspective”).

    • The goddamns (British soldiers) are coming / To steal your children. / Awaken! Awaken! / Acadian men / To save our heritage.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4930

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Word family

Etymology

From God + damn; originally, and sometimes still, a present subjunctive expression of a wish that God smite someone for their wickedness; compare also antonymous God bless, God bless you, and God love (someone or something).

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