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goddamn

/ˌɡɒdˈdæm/ interjection

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  1. 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!

adjective

  1. Damned by God.
  2. Used as an intensifier.
    Where's the goddamn cartridge?

noun

  1. A more emphatic form of damn.
    I don't give a goddamn.
  2. Alternative form of goddam (“an English person, from French perspective”).

Origin

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).

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