Dictionary

dammit en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdæmət/
• /ˈdæmɪt/

Etymology

Univerbation of damn + it.

Meanings

1. (slang, vulgar) Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.
   • "No plot! Why, dammit girl, it's all plot, woven about that most fascinating of human problems, the Electra complex!" 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 234:
   • Rahneesh: For the last time, my name isn’t Rahneesh! My parents named me Esther, dammit! 2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “Kinksters and kinksterettes—Who are these people, anyway?” (chapter 1), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave, →ISBN, page 29:

Forms

Deriveds

dammit to hell · god dammit · near as dammit · dammit operator · dammit all to hell

Relateds

damned · anger

Synonyms

son of a bitch · bugger · dang it · blast · darn it · frick · d'oh · raasclaat · fudge · Holy Mother of God · sugar · heck · goddamn · ay · hell's bloody bells · ish · fuck me · byrlady · goshdarn · dadgummit · hell's bloody bells and damnation · fiddlefart · gorblimey · darn · nuts · feck · crud · dizamn · dash · phooey · dagnabbit · drat · goddammit · chihuahua · shoot · son of a gun · poo · shucks · Mother of God · doggone · dammit · doggonit · fiddlestick · hang it all · fiddle · dash it · Holy Mother · curses · fiddlesticks · frak · bummer · rats · fuck · fark · hell's bells · fook · shit · good grief · goshdarnit · consarn it · 4uck · dang · damn · crap · hell · piss

Translations (90)

pt raisparta (expression of anger or disappointment) · izh cortta (expression of anger or disappointment) · ca maledicció (expression of anger or disappointment) · el γαμώτο (expression of anger or disappointment) · cs hergot (expression of anger or disappointment) · bg по дяволите (expression of anger or disappointment) · es ñaca (expression of anger or disappointment) · hy գրո՛ղը տանի (expression of anger or disappointment) · tr lanet olsun (expression of anger or disappointment) · el διάβολε (expression of anger or disappointment) · cs k čertu (expression of anger or disappointment) · he דאמיט (expression of anger or disappointment) · es maldita sea (expression of anger or disappointment) · az andıra qalsın (expression of anger or disappointment) · cy wfft (expression of anger or disappointment) · fi hitto vie (expression of anger or disappointment) · it dannazione (expression of anger or disappointment) · ro băga-mi-aș! (expression of anger or disappointment) · aeb ينَعن (expression of anger or disappointment) · it cazzo (expression of anger or disappointment) · pl kurde (expression of anger or disappointment) · sv jäklar (expression of anger or disappointment) · is fjandinn (expression of anger or disappointment) · sh kvragu (expression of anger or disappointment) · sv fy fan (expression of anger or disappointment) · es coño (expression of anger or disappointment) · id sialan bener (expression of anger or disappointment) · id sialan (expression of anger or disappointment) · ru прокля́тие (expression of anger or disappointment) · el διάολε (expression of anger or disappointment) · ar اللُّعْنَة (expression of anger or disappointment) · is andskotinn (expression of anger or disappointment) · it cavolo (expression of anger or disappointment) · cmn 我靠 (expression of anger or disappointment) · tr kahrolsun (expression of anger or disappointment) · fa لعنتی (expression of anger or disappointment) · es joder (expression of anger or disappointment) · is helvítis (expression of anger or disappointment) · az poxa qalsın (expression of anger or disappointment) · ja しまった (expression of anger or disappointment) · pl w mordę jeża (expression of anger or disappointment) · cmn 你妹 (expression of anger or disappointment) · az zibilə qalsın (expression of anger or disappointment) · sv fy tusan (expression of anger or disappointment) · mk еба́го (expression of anger or disappointment) · cmn 該死 /该死 (expression of anger or disappointment) · lv sasodīts (expression of anger or disappointment) · sv fy sjutton (expression of anger or disappointment) · nl verdomme (expression of anger or disappointment) · ru чёрт побери́ (expression of anger or disappointment) · pl kuźwa (expression of anger or disappointment) · cs sakra (expression of anger or disappointment) · es mierda (expression of anger or disappointment) · mk про́клетство (expression of anger or disappointment) · aeb تِي (expression of anger or disappointment) · fi hemmetti (expression of anger or disappointment) · es conchasumadre (expression of anger or disappointment) · is djöfullinn (expression of anger or disappointment) · ja くそ (expression of anger or disappointment) · ko 제기랄 (expression of anger or disappointment) · li noondemieljaar (expression of anger or disappointment) · el να πάρει ο διάολος (expression of anger or disappointment) · az zəhrimara qalsın (expression of anger or disappointment) · ms sial (expression of anger or disappointment) · pl cholera (expression of anger or disappointment) · fr merde (expression of anger or disappointment) · fi pahus (expression of anger or disappointment) · sh ђаволи (expression of anger or disappointment) · he לְעֲזָאזֵל (expression of anger or disappointment) · it merda (expression of anger or disappointment) · es carajo (expression of anger or disappointment) · it cribbio (expression of anger or disappointment) · es concha (expression of anger or disappointment) · el να πάρει ο διάβολος (expression of anger or disappointment) · mk по ѓаво́лите (expression of anger or disappointment) · pt maldição (expression of anger or disappointment) · pt porra (expression of anger or disappointment) · de verdammt (expression of anger or disappointment) · eo aĉ (expression of anger or disappointment) · be пра́клён (expression of anger or disappointment) · es maldición (expression of anger or disappointment) · ro la naiba! (expression of anger or disappointment) · es cónchale (expression of anger or disappointment) · ms jahanam (expression of anger or disappointment) · eo damne (expression of anger or disappointment) · el γαμώ το (expression of anger or disappointment) · id kurang ajar (expression of anger or disappointment) · de verdammt noch mal (expression of anger or disappointment) · ru чёрт возьми́ (expression of anger or disappointment) · pt merda (expression of anger or disappointment)

dammit en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdæmət/
• /ˈdæmɪt/

Etymology

Univerbation of damn + it.

Meanings

1. The saying of the interjection, used as a general measure of anything.
   • I mean I'd banked on getting that permission, I'd as near as dammit been promised I'd get it. Can you wonder I was fed up to my back teeth? 2007, Ruth Rendell, Not in the Flesh, page 14:
   • ... and I may say that I was as limpid as dammit. 1938, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters:
   • ... my life at Cannes was as blameless as dammit. 1935, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, The Luck of the Bodkins:
   • Get us about, quick as dammit! Clew up tops'ls, there! 2006, Dewey Lambdin, A King's Trade, page 294:
2. A fastener used for military medals, name tags or other things that are pinned to a uniform; a clutch, a clutchback.
   • We couldn't find enough dammits (a cap that goes over the pin to hold it on). We were lucky to find our name tags. 2022 July 18, Perry Muse, Morbid Thoughts and the Domino Effect: Passing Thoughts During Cancer, Gatekeeper Press, →ISBN, page 21:

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