dadgum

Examples

• All

• Oh, this smells like my dadgum babysitter's breath.

• That dadgum train was late again, making us miss our appointment.

• If you used some dadgum sense while getting your degree, that makes sense.

• There's a there's a dadgum intellectually dishonest bunch of people.

• I can't believe you forgot the dadgum tickets after all this planning!

• Why is this dadgum computer running so slowly when I have so much work to do?

Synonyms

G

goddam

vsdadgum

• Offensive

9 9.9

Adds strong anger or surprise to what you say

is milder and often used before nouns to avoid harsh swearing

D

danged

vsdadgum

• Informal

5 8.6

Put before a word to show mild annoyance or strong feeling

is used chiefly before nouns to add mild emphasis

D

doggoned

vsdadgum

• Archaic

1 9.0

Used before a word to show mild anger or surprise

is milder and mainly placed before nouns for emphasis

D

dad-blamed

vsdadgum

• Archaic

1 9.9

Showing mild anger or strong dislike about something

is a euphemism mainly placed before nouns for emphasis

D

dad burn

vsdadgum

• Archaic

1 9.9

A mild phrase people say to show annoyance without using strong swear words

is used before nouns to add mild emphasis rather than alone

D

durned

vsdadgum

• Informal

9.9

A short word said to show surprise or mild anger

is often used before nouns rather than alone as an exclamation

D

dadburn thing

vsdadgum

• Archaic

9.9

A mild word people use to show annoyance without swearing

is mainly used before nouns to soften stronger language

G

goldamned

vsdadgum

• NSFW

9.9

People say this to show annoyance or strong feeling

is less intense and usually placed before nouns for emphasis

How Strong

damn

• NSFW

∞ 6.7

dadgum

• Archaic

9.9

darn

• Informal

62 6.7

gosh

• Informal

553 6.4

Surface Forms

Etymology