goddammit
50
9.9
- interjection
- /ɡɑːdˈdæmɪt/
- Offensive
- Goddammit, open the goddamn book!
- Oh, goddammit
- Come on, goddammit
- Please, goddammit
Examples
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I've got one of them out here. "Well, goddammit, private, bring the prisoner in!"
Fiction book (1990) -
Goddammit, I thought you were a decent cop.
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I want to support this team, but goddammit, enough is enough.
Blog text (30) -
Pam, Jim! Please, goddammit! Come back in, please!
Fiction book (1991) -
Goddammit, I'll meet you outside.
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"Come on, goddammit!" he shouted, "You think you can do that to me?"
Fiction book (1993) -
Deke, goddammit, you're gonna get killed.
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Why calm down, goddammit?
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Dan Gump, you stay here, goddammit! That's an order!
Fiction book (1994) -
Goddammit, open the goddammit book!
Synonyms
∞
8.9
An angry or surprised question showing you do not believe something
∞
9.2
Shows strong anger, annoyance, or surprise in rude informal speech
∞
6.7
Said to show anger, surprise or annoyance
448
7.5
A small amount of care or worry about something
368
7.9
A short sound people make to show disgust or annoyance
200
9.7
A strong expression showing anger, surprise, or urgency
100
9.9
Shows strong anger or annoyance in a rude way
62
6.7
A word people say when they feel annoyed or surprised
47
9.9
Adds strong anger or surprise to what you say
44
8.8
A short cry people say when they feel frustrated or annoyed
43
9.9
A very rude phrase people say to show strong anger or annoyance
30
8.4
A short phrase people say when they feel frustrated or disappointed
23
9.9
A strong rude shout people use when they feel very angry or shocked
21
8.4
A short angry cry people say when they feel annoyed or frustrated
21
9.9
People say a strong angry word when they feel very annoyed
16
9.9
To make what you say sound stronger, like a mild swear
13
9.9
A short sound people make when they feel frustrated, annoyed, or surprised
9
9.9
A short sound people say or write to show anger
7
9.9
A short informal word people say when they feel surprise, shock, or annoyance
7
9.9
An old word people say to show surprise or shock
6
9.5
A short spoken word people use to show mild annoyance or disappointment
5
9.3
A sound people make to show disgust or annoyance
5
9.9
To say when you feel angry, annoyed, or upset
4
9.9
A short cry people make when they feel pain or are annoyed
3
9.9
A rude strong word said to show anger or surprise
2
9.9
An old-fashioned word people say to show disbelief or annoyance
2
9.9
An old-fashioned shout to show surprise or annoyance
2
9.9
An exclamation that shows strong anger or surprise as a mild swear
2
9.9
A rude phrase people say to show strong anger or frustration
2
9.9
An informal word people say to show surprise, annoyance, or that they do not believe something
1
9.0
A short word people say to show mild anger, surprise, or frustration
1
9.9
A very rude exclamation showing strong anger or surprise
1
9.6
A short angry word people say to show annoyance
1
9.9
A loud informal shout that shows surprise, shock, or strong annoyance
1
9.9
A short angry or surprised shout used instead of a rude word
1
9.7
Say to show anger, surprise, or frustration
1
9.9
A short word people say to show surprise, anger, or annoyance
1
9.9
An old mild word people say when they are annoyed
A short cry people say to show surprise or anger
People say this to show annoyance or strong feeling
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
goddammit = goddamn (semi-transparent) = god + damn + it
The sense as an angry exclamation is clearly built from 'god' + 'damn' + 'it', but the fused idiomatic use and profane force make the meaning somewhat idiomatic rather than strictly compositional for learners.
Etymology
The word goddammit comes from the old phrase God damn it, where damn originally meant 'to condemn' or 'curse', and people spoke the three words so fast they ran together into one strong exclamation. That's why goddammit is used as a quick, angry shout to show frustration.