goddamn
Plural: goddamns
Adjective Satellite
- used as expletives
- "oh, damn (or goddamn)!"
- expletives used informally as intensifiers
- "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"
Adverb
- extremely
- "you are goddamn right!"
Intj
- An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration.
Adj
- Damned by God.
- Used as an intensifier.
Noun
- A more emphatic form of damn.
- Alternative form of goddam (“an English person, from French perspective”).
Verb
Verb Forms: goddamned, goddamning, goddamns
- To utter an imprecation or curse against someone or something.
Examples
- He tried not to GODDAMN his bad luck when he drew nothing but I’s and O’s in Scrabble.
- I don't give a goddamn.
- Person A: You're not going to believe this: he just did it again, despite your warning. Person B: God damn him!
- Person A: You're not going to believe this: he just did it again, despite your warning. Person B: Goddamn!
- Where's the goddamn cartridge?
- You were in the background; you were a goddamn extra! That's good enough!
Origin / Etymology
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).
Synonyms
blame, blamed, blasted, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamned, infernal, dadgum, godsdamn, goldarn, gorram, goshdang, goshdarn
Scrabble Score: 12
goddamn: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionarygoddamn: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
goddamn: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary