Definition of GODDAMN

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).

Scrabble Score: 12

goddamn: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
goddamn: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
goddamn: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

goddamn: valid Words With Friends Word