dadgum en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈdædˈɡʌm/
Etymology
Mostly a spoonerism of goddamn.
Meanings
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(US, euphemistic, form-of) Euphemistic form of goddamned.
form of goddamned
I was the best dadgum calendar salesman there ever was.
2009, Roy Williams, Hard Work: A Life On and Off the Court, →ISBN, page 82:Well, let me tell you, I was in a nosebee—bleed seat – I think in the top seat in the whole dadgum Omni building [laughs] – and I— all I could see was this little speck [laughs] down on the stage with a cape on, so I knew it had to be Elvis [laughs].
2020 April 29, Paula Deen, “Quarantine Cooking - Sandwiches for the Kids”, in YouTube:We wore the dadgummest colors you ever seen in your life.
2004, Loretta Lynn, You're Cookin' It Country: My Favorite Recipes and Memories, →ISBN, page 12:God bless the Army and God bless our liberty / And dadgum the rest of it all
2005, Merle Haggard, “America First”, in Chicago Wind:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dadgummit | alternative | lexicographic | |
| daggum | alternative | lexicographic | |
| daggummit | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dadgumit | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more dadgum | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| dad-gum | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most dadgum | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| dadgummest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |