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dang.

Damn.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈdæŋ/[ˈdæŋ]/ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/Canada, US[ˈdeɪ̯ŋ]Canada, US
  1. Damn.

    euphemistic
Where this word comes from

First attested in c. 1797, a minced oath of damn.

intj/ˈdæŋ/[ˈdæŋ]/ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/Canada, US[ˈdeɪ̯ŋ]Canada, US
  1. Damn.

    euphemistic
Where this word comes from

First attested in c. 1797, a minced oath of damn.

adj/ˈdæŋ/[ˈdæŋ]/ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/Canada, US[ˈdeɪ̯ŋ]Canada, US
  1. Damn.

    euphemistic · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

First attested in c. 1797, a minced oath of damn.

adv/ˈdæŋ/[ˈdæŋ]/ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/Canada, US[ˈdeɪ̯ŋ]Canada, US
  1. Damn.

    euphemistic · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

First attested in c. 1797, a minced oath of damn.

noun/ˈdæŋ/[ˈdæŋ]/ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/Canada, US[ˈdeɪ̯ŋ]Canada, US
  1. A damn, a negligible quantity, minimal consideration.

    euphemistic
    I don't give a dang.
  2. A dam (structure placed around a body of water), used because of the homophony between dam and damn.

    humorous · rare
Where this word comes from

First attested in c. 1797, a minced oath of damn.

verb/ˈdæŋ/[ˈdæŋ]/ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/Canada, US[ˈdeɪ̯ŋ]Canada, US
  1. To dash.

    obsolete · transitive
verb/ˈdæŋ/[ˈdæŋ]/ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/Canada, US[ˈdeɪ̯ŋ]Canada, US
  1. simple past of ding

    form-of · obsolete · past
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