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goddam

goddam noun: an English person, from the perspective of a French person or in the context of French history, originating during the Hundred Years' War. Also the uncommon spelling of goddamn.

Noun

goddam (plural goddams)

  1. (in plural) An English person, from the perspective of a French person or in the context of French history, originating during the Hundred Years' War.
    • That is why the goddams will take Orleans. And you cannot stop them, nor ten thousand like you.1991, Philip George Hill, Our Dramatic Heritage: Reactions to realism, page 90

Also used as

goddam is also the uncommon spelling of goddamn.

Forms of goddam

pluralgoddams

Origin of goddam

From French goddam (“English person”), from English goddamn.

Questions about goddam

What does goddam mean?
Goddam means an English person, from the perspective of a French person or in the context of French history, originating during the Hundred Years' War.
What part of speech is goddam?
Goddam is a noun.
What is the plural of goddam?
The plural of goddam is goddams.

Words near goddam in the dictionary

  1. godcasting
  2. godcasts
  3. godchild
  4. godchildren
  5. godda
  6. goddam
  7. goddamit
  8. goddammed
  9. goddammit
  10. goddamn
  11. goddamndest

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