Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈdæmɪt/
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/ˈdæmət/
Interjection
Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.
Usage- Slang
- Vulgar
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"No plot! Why, dammit girl, it's all plot, woven about that most fascinating of human problems, the Electra complex!"
Rahneesh: For the last time, my name isn’t Rahneesh! My parents named me Esther, dammit!
Noun
The saying of the interjection, used as a general measure of anything.
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... my life at Cannes was as blameless as dammit.
... and I may say that I was as limpid as dammit.
More examples (2)
Get us about, quick as dammit! Clew up tops'ls, there!
I mean I'd banked on getting that permission, I'd as near as dammit been promised I'd get it. Can you wonder I was fed up to my back teeth?
A fastener used for military medals, name tags or other things that are pinned to a uniform; a clutch, a clutchback.
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We couldn't find enough dammits (a cap that goes over the pin to hold it on). We were lucky to find our name tags.