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Billy-be-damned

Billy-be-damned interjection: an expletive; damn it.

Interjection

  1. (colloquial) An expletive; damn it.
    • He whispered to Delilah and—as mad as blazes—the pair stared daggers at me and huffed off. They might hate each other, but Billy-be-damned, they hated me more.2005, Elaine Hatfield, Richard L. Rapson, The Adventures of Firefly, the Tiny Detective, page 22

Adjective

Billy-be-damned (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) An expletive; accursed; damned.
    • He's a Billy-be-damned fool if he thinks that plan will work.

Noun

Billy-be-damned (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) An expletive.
    • It's as cold as Billy-be-damned out there.

Questions about Billy-be-damned

What does Billy-be-damned mean?
Billy-be-damned means an expletive; damn it.
What part of speech is Billy-be-damned?
Billy-be-damned can be an interjection, an adjective or a noun.

Words near Billy-be-damned in the dictionary

  1. Billy Webb
  2. Billy Wigglestick
  3. Billy Williams' Cabbage Patch
  4. Billy Wix
  5. Billy Yank
  6. Billy-be-damned
  7. billy-can
  8. billy-cans
  9. billy-cock
  10. billy-cocks
  11. billy-goat

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