goddammit
50
9.9
- interjection
- /ɡɑːdˈdæmɪt/
- Offensive
:
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- 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
∞
6.7
Said to show anger, surprise or annoyance
659
9.2
Shows strong anger, annoyance, or surprise in rude informal speech
422
7.5
A small amount of care or worry about something
347
8.9
An angry or surprised question showing you do not believe something
282
7.9
A short sound people make to show disgust or annoyance
121
9.9
Shows strong anger or annoyance in a rude way
67
8.8
A short cry people say when they feel frustrated or annoyed
65
9.7
A strong expression showing anger, surprise, or urgency
62
6.7
A word people say when they feel annoyed or surprised
33
9.9
A very rude phrase people say to show strong anger or annoyance
17
8.4
A short phrase people say when they feel frustrated or disappointed
15
8.4
A short angry cry people say when they feel annoyed or frustrated
14
9.9
A strong rude shout people use when they feel very angry or shocked
13
9.9
A short sound people make when they feel frustrated, annoyed, or surprised
11
9.9
A short sound people say or write to show anger
9
9.9
Adds strong anger or surprise to what you say
7
9.5
A short spoken word people use to show mild annoyance or disappointment
7
9.3
A sound people make to show disgust or annoyance
4
9.9
A short informal word people say when they feel surprise, shock, or annoyance
4
9.9
A short cry people say to show surprise or anger
3
9.9
To say when you feel angry, annoyed, or upset
3
9.9
A short cry people make when they feel pain or are annoyed
3
9.9
An old word people say to show surprise or shock
2
9.9
An informal word people say to show surprise, annoyance, or that they do not believe something
1
9.9
A rude strong word said to show anger or surprise
1
9.9
People say a strong angry word when they feel very annoyed
1
9.9
A very rude exclamation showing strong anger or surprise
1
9.7
Say to show anger, surprise, or frustration
1
9.9
An exclamation that shows strong anger or surprise as a mild swear
1
9.0
A short word people say to show mild anger, surprise, or frustration
A rude phrase people say to show strong anger or frustration
A short angry or surprised shout used instead of a rude word
A short angry word people say to show annoyance
A short word people say to show surprise, anger, or annoyance
To make what you say sound stronger, like a mild swear
A loud informal shout that shows surprise, shock, or strong annoyance
An old mild word people say when they are annoyed
An old-fashioned shout to show surprise or annoyance
An old-fashioned word people say to show disbelief or annoyance
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.