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I'll be damned

I'll be damned interjection: an expression of surprise.

Interjection

(sometimes vulgar, idiomatic)

  1. (idiomatic, sometimes, vulgar) An expression of surprise.
  2. (idiomatic, sometimes, vulgar) A vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen.
    • I'll be damned if I'm having a thief like him stay in my house.
    • My mechanisms / Of defense are down / And my resistance / Is out on the town / I was alarmed by your attack / This isn't a boxing match / But I'll be damned if I ever let you win2011, Lenka, Ben H. Allen, “Roll with the Punches”, in Two, performed by Lenka
    Synonyms:
    I'll be hanged, I'll be § Related terms, wow

I'll be damned meaning in Vietnamese

I'll be damned in Vietnamese

expression of surprise
á đù

Synonyms of I'll be damned

Questions about I'll be damned

What does I'll be damned mean?
I'll be damned means an expression of surprise.
What is I'll be damned in Vietnamese?
I'll be damned in Vietnamese is á đù. See I'll be damned meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is I'll be damned?
I'll be damned is an interjection.

Words near I'll be damned in the dictionary

  1. I'll be a son of a bitch
  2. I'll be a son of a gun
  3. I'll be bail
  4. I'll be blowed
  5. I'll be bound
  6. I'll be damned
  7. I'll be danged
  8. I'll be darned
  9. I'll be dipped
  10. I'll be dipped in shit
  11. I'll be hanged

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