damn

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damn /d'æm/ (damns damning damned)
1 [EXCLAM]
Damn, damn it, and dammit are used by some people to express anger or impatience. (INFORMAL, RUDE)
Don't be flippant, damn it! This is serious.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
Damn is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying. (INFORMAL, RUDE)
There's not a damn thing you can do about it now.
[ADV] ADV adj/adv
Damn is also an adverb.
As it turned out, I was damn right...
3 [VERB] V n
If you say that a person or a news report damns something such as a policy or action, you mean that they are very critical of it.
...a sensational book in which she damns the ultra-right party.
= slam
4
see also damned, damning
5 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you say that someone does not give a damn about something, you are emphasizing that they do not care about it at all. (INFORMAL, RUDE)
6 [PHRASE] usu PHR n
Some people say as near as damn it or as near as dammit to emphasize that what they have said is almost completely accurate, but not quite. (BRIT INFORMAL, RUDE)
It's as near as damn it the same thing...damn fool
[ADJ] ADJ n
Damn fool means `very stupid'. (AM INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED, RUDE)
What a damn fool thing to do!

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