Pronunciations (3)
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/ˌɡɒdˈdæm/
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/ˈɡɒd.dæm/
Pronunciation notes
- emphatic
- intensifier
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/ˈɡɒdæm/
Pronunciation notes
- emphatic
- intensifier
Interjection
An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration.
Usage- Colloquial
- Vulgar
- Related words
- God love
- Examples
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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
Damned by God.
Usage- Derogatory
- not-comparable
Used as an intensifier.
Usage- not-comparable
- Offensive
- sometimes
- Vulgar
- Examples
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Where's the goddamn cartridge?
You were in the background; you were a goddamn extra! That's good enough!
More examples (1)
I know this may seem a bit out of the box, but isn't this a particularly lousy time in history for the Congress to go on vacation for six goddamn weeks.
Noun
A more emphatic form of damn.
Usage- Colloquial
- Vulgar
- in the negative
- Examples
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I don't give a goddamn.
Adjective
used as expletives
- Synonyms
- Examples
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oh, damn (or goddamn)!
expletives used informally as intensifiers
- Examples
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he's a blasted idiot
it's a blamed shame
More examples (6)
a blame cold winter
not a blessed dime
I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool
a deuced idiot
an infernal nuisance
Adverb
expressing anger, despair, frustration, approval, or surprise
- Examples
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you are goddamn right!