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damn

/dæm/

noun

Meaning

  • The use of "damn" as a curse.

    "He said a few damns and left."

  • A small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot.

    "The new hires aren't worth a damn."

  • The smallest amount of concern or consideration.

    "I don't give a damn."

verb

Meaning

  • To condemn to hell.

    "I damn you eternally, fiend!"

  • To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.

  • To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.

    "I’m afraid that if I speak out on this, I’ll be damned as a troublemaker."

  • To condemn as unfit, harmful, invalid, immoral or illegal.

  • To curse; put a curse upon.

    "That man stole my wallet. Damn him!"

  • To invoke damnation; to curse.

adjective

Meaning

  • Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.

    "Shut the damn door!"

adverb

Meaning

  • Very; extremely.

    "That car was going damn fast!"

interjection

Meaning

  • Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or suprise, etc. See also dammit.