danged
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8.6
- adjective
- /dæŋd/
- Informal
- I'm too danged tired to go out tonight.
- the danged fence
- so danged
- just so danged
Examples
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Without those danged government incentives.
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I'm looking forward to more Charlie rants on how this voting issue was stolen by those danged college students and voter fraud.
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Now just a danged minute, you!
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And anyway, I'm too danged old to sit around and wait for somebody to kill me.
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Now, four years later, we are still trying to get the danged compass to work.
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And what is so danged important about the number four that it should be so honored?
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This whole danged island's under attack by Russians!
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Even where there is a sea breeze along the coast, in the summer it gets pretty danged hot and uncomfortable.
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I can't find my danged radio.
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But I'll be danged if throwing tons of money, history, and tradition at a problem doesn't yield results.
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Synonyms
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5.6
Said to make something sound very strong
239
7.4
An informal word that makes a feeling stronger, for example very tired
106
9.1
To show strong anger, surprise, or emphasis
100
9.9
Shows strong anger or annoyance in a rude way
54
9.8
To add strong emphasis before an adjective or adverb
47
9.9
Adds strong anger or surprise to what you say
32
7.4
A mild rude word that you put before a noun to show annoyance
5
9.9
A word you put before a noun to show mild anger or annoyance
4
6.1
Often comes before a word to show anger or surprise
2
9.9
Feeling a little angry or annoyed about something
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8.2
Put before a noun to show strong annoyance
1
8.6
A mild word people use to show they are annoyed about something
1
9.9
An old word used to show anger or strong dislike
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9.9
A word people say before an adjective to show strong annoyance or emphasis
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9.0
Used before a word to show mild anger or surprise
1
9.9
Used before a noun to show strong annoyance
1
8.6
To try very hard to do something
People say this to show annoyance or strong feeling
Very bad and annoying
How Emphatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
danged = dang (semi-transparent) = dang + ed
Formed by the euphemistic base 'dang' plus the common '-ed' intensifying/adjectival pattern; the relation to 'damned' and the euphemistic spelling may be unclear to some learners.
Etymology
The word danged is a softened form of damn, used to avoid a stronger swear. Like dang or darn, it shows mild annoyance or adds emphasis, so calling something 'danged' makes it sound 'very' annoying.