goddamn
/ˌɡɒdˈdæm/
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emphatic/ˈɡɒd.dæm/
goddamn interjection: an expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration. Also the alternative form of goddam.
Interjection
- An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration.
- Person A: You're not going to believe this: he just did it again, despite your warning.
Person B: Goddamn! - Person A: You're not going to believe this: he just did it again, despite your warning.
Person B: God damn him!
- Person A: You're not going to believe this: he just did it again, despite your warning.
Adjective (1)
goddamn (not comparable)
Noun
goddamn (plural goddamns)
- A more emphatic form of damn.
- I don't give a goddamn.
Adjective (2) capitalized: Goddamn
Goddamn (not comparable)
- 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.1996, Bill Hutton, A History of America, 2nd edition, [Toronto, Ont.]: Coach House Books, →ISBN, page 34
- I handed him his drink and continued, ‘I think you and me ought to have a little talk.’ / It must have been the way I said it because he copped the needle and sneered, ‘I haven’t got to talk to you about fuck-all. Whatever I do is none of your Goddamn business.’ / ‘None of my Goddamn business? I’M...1999, Roy Shaw with Kate Kray, “Nick-Knack-Paddy-Whack”, in Pretty Boy, London: Blake Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, pages 81–82
Also used as
goddamn is also the alternative form of goddam.
goddamn meaning in Tagalog, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
goddamn in Tagalog
- an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
- susmaryosep, Diyos ko, naku
goddamn in Arabic
- an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
- اللَعْنَة al-laʕna
- intensifier
- مَلْعُون malʕūn
goddamn in Malay
- intensifier
- sial, jahanam
goddamn in Indonesian
- intensifier
- laknat, jahanam, keparat, brengsek, sialan
Synonyms of goddamn
Forms of goddamn
| Interjection | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | god damn |
| alternative form | goddam |
| alternative form | God damn |
| alternative form | Goddamn |
| alternative form | goddamned |
| alternative form | goddammit |
| alternative form | goddamnit |
| alternative form | gawldamn |
| Noun | |
| plural | goddamns |
Origin of goddamn
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).
Words formed from goddamn
Phrases with goddamn
Words that rhyme with goddamn
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Questions about goddamn
- What does goddamn mean?
- Goddamn means an expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration.
- What is goddamn in Tagalog?
- Goddamn in Tagalog is susmaryosep, Diyos ko, naku. See Goddamn meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is goddamn?
- Goddamn can be an interjection, an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce goddamn?
- Goddamn is pronounced /ˌɡɒdˈdæm/.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: goddamn (page history and authors); Goddamn (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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