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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

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) 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!

Adjective (1)

goddamn (not comparable)

  1. (derogatory) Damned by God.
  2. (offensive, sometimes, vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
    • Where's the goddamn cartridge?
    • You were in the background; you were a goddamn extra! That's good enough!

Noun

goddamn (plural goddamns)

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) A more emphatic form of damn.
    • I don't give a goddamn.

Adjective (2) capitalized: Goddamn

Goddamn (not comparable)

  1. 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

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Forms of goddamn

Interjection
alternative formgod damn
alternative formgoddam
alternative formGod damn
alternative formGoddamn
alternative formgoddamned
alternative formgoddammit
alternative formgoddamnit
alternative formgawldamn
Noun
pluralgoddamns

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/.

Words near goddamn in the dictionary

  1. godda
  2. goddam
  3. goddamit
  4. goddammed
  5. goddammit
  6. goddamn
  7. goddamndest
  8. goddamned
  9. goddamned well
  10. goddamnedest
  11. goddamnit

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