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[ adjective ] used as expletives
Synonyms Examples "oh, damn (or goddamn)!" Used in print (Francis Pollini, Night....)I was the first to get my squad on_the_ball , and anybody thinkin it was easy is pretty damn dumb . Damn good . Why did n't the damn Reactionaries bump him off ? Did I start the damn war ? Did I start the damn war ? Related terms |
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[ verb ] wish harm upon; put a curse on
Synonyms curse imprecate bedamn anathemize maledict anathemise beshrew Examples "The bad witch cursed the child" Used in print (Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)`` Damn you , Adams '' - Jess was beginning to recover from his initial shock . (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)Damn his luck . (Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)`` Damn the world '' , she thought . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] expletives used informally as intensifiers
Examples "he's a blasted idiot" "it's a blamed shame" "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 fool" "an infernal nuisance" Related terms |
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[ adverb ] extremely
Examples "you are bloody right" "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?" Related terms |
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[ noun ] something of little value
Synonyms Examples "his promise is not worth a damn" "not worth one red cent" "not worth shucks" Used in print (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)Not that he gave a damn what the grapevine sent_out about Killpath 's little speech on the comportment of platoon commanders . Related terms |
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