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| 1. | [ adjective ] used as expletives | |
| Synonyms: | goddamn | |
| Examples: | "oh, damn (or goddamn)!" |
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| Related terms: | cursed | |
| 2. | [ verb ] wish harm upon; put a curse on | |
| Synonyms: | curse imprecate bedamn anathemize maledict anathemise beshrew | |
| Examples: | "The bad witch cursed the child" |
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| Related terms: | bless raise imprecation damnation execration hex | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] (intensifier) "you are bloody right" | |
| Synonyms: | all-fired bloody | |
| Examples: | "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?" |
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| 4. | [ adjective ] expletives used informally as intensifiers | |
| Synonyms: | damned darned goddamned goddam everlasting blessed infernal goddamn blame deuced blamed blasted | |
| 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" |
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| Related terms: | cursed | |
| 5. | [ adverb ] extremely | |
| Synonyms: | bloody all-fired | |
| Examples: | "you are bloody right" "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?" |
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| Related terms: | intensifier | |
| 6. | [ noun ] something of little value | |
| Synonyms: | shucks hoot shit tinker's_damn tinker's_dam red_cent darn | |
| Examples: | "his promise is not worth a damn" "not worth one red cent" "not worth shucks" |
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| Related terms: | worthlessness | |
| Similar spelling: |
Dam Dan Dani Dain Damm Dana Dane Dahn Dann Dahm Dano Danu Daum Dawn Danna Danny Dania Danae Dawna Dawne Daine Daina dayan Dayna Danaea Dannie dame Dama |
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