goddam
9
9.9
- adjective
- /ˈɡɑːdˌdæm/
- Offensive
:
maldito
- Make up your goddam mind.
- so goddam
- too goddam
- pretty goddam
Examples
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It's so goddam easy for them.
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They're a bunch of goddam idiots.
Fiction book (1996) -
What the hell are these goddam things?
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Why did everything have to be so goddam perfect?
Fiction book (1991) -
Just give me a goddam drink.
Fiction book (2000) -
Give me a goddam break.
Fiction book (1996) -
Who put this goddam fruit here?
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You are too goddam paranoid.
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You think you're some goddam prince or something!
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I can't believe these goddam bugs keep coming back!
Synonyms
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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
300
5.6
Said to make something sound very strong
121
9.9
Shows strong anger or annoyance in a rude way
65
9.7
A strong expression showing anger, surprise, or urgency
50
9.9
A short cry showing strong feelings such as annoyance or fear
50
9.9
A rude strong swear word people say when angry or frustrated
35
8.2
An exclamation that shows strong surprise or shock
33
9.9
A very rude phrase people say to show strong anger or annoyance
27
7.4
An informal word that makes a feeling stronger, for example very tired
26
9.9
A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or shocked
17
8.4
A short phrase people say when they feel frustrated or disappointed
17
9.4
A short informal cry showing surprise or strong feeling
15
8.4
A short angry cry people say when they feel annoyed or frustrated
14
7.4
Used before a noun to show strong anger or annoyance
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
6
9.1
To show strong anger, surprise, or emphasis
5
7.5
A short phrase people say to show surprise or shock
4
9.9
A short informal word people say when they feel surprise, shock, or annoyance
3
9.6
To say when you are very surprised or shocked
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
2
9.9
A short exclamation showing surprise, annoyance, or urgency
2
7.0
To show surprise, shock or disbelief in a mild, polite way
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
9.9
An exclamation that shows strong anger or surprise as a mild swear
1
9.9
A word people say before an adjective to show strong annoyance or emphasis
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
To make what you say sound stronger, like a mild swear
A short angry word people say to show annoyance
People say this to show annoyance or strong feeling
A mild rude word that you put before a noun to show annoyance
Put before a noun to show strong annoyance
An old word that people say to show surprise or strong feeling
An old-fashioned shout said to show surprise or shock
A loud informal shout that shows surprise, shock, or strong annoyance
A strong spoken reaction showing surprise and disbelief
An old-fashioned shout to show surprise or annoyance
An old mild word people say when they are annoyed
Often comes before a word to show anger or surprise
A short word said to show surprise or mild anger
A short phrase people say when they feel surprised or do not believe something
A short word said to show mild surprise, annoyance, or frustration
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word goddam comes from joining God and damn, and damn originally meant 'to condemn', so it started as a curse asking God to condemn something. That's why it is used as a strong, often rude, way to show anger, annoyance, or surprise.