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dang en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [ˈdɛ̃ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • [ˈdeɪ̯ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • /ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈdɛ̃ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈdæŋ] without æ-raising
  • /ˈdæŋ/ without æ-raising

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic, not-comparable) Damn.

Synonyms

darn · durn

dang en · ADV · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [ˈdɛ̃ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • [ˈdeɪ̯ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • /ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈdɛ̃ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈdæŋ] without æ-raising
  • /ˈdæŋ/ without æ-raising

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic, not-comparable) Damn.
    • Draining your pasta water (and reserving a bit for your pasta sauce recipe) is so dang easy with this clip-on strainer. Plus, it wastes waaay less cabinet space than a traditional colander. 2024 October 8, Lauren Gruber, Megan Uy, “We Found Sooo Many Viral TikTok Items on Sale for October Prime Day”, in Cosmopolitan:

Synonyms

darn · durn

dang en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [ˈdɛ̃ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • [ˈdeɪ̯ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • /ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈdɛ̃ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈdæŋ] without æ-raising
  • /ˈdæŋ/ without æ-raising

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Deriveds

goshdangit · dang it · goshdang · dang tooting · dang tootin' · gall dang · hot dang

dang en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [ˈdɛ̃ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • [ˈdeɪ̯ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • /ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈdɛ̃ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈdæŋ] without æ-raising
  • /ˈdæŋ/ without æ-raising

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic) A damn, a negligible quantity, minimal consideration.
    • I don't give a dang.
  2. (humorous, rare) A dam (structure placed around a body of water), used because of the homophony between dam and damn.
    • I don't often yell at my players or officials--I've never once thrown a chair, the best I ever did was a clipboard--and I never curse. People like to joke that I once went on vacation to the Hoover Dang. 2006 October 3, Lute Olson, David Fisher, Lute!: The Seasons of My Life, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 4:
    • “Momma, Keisha says we have to call it the 'Hoover Dang'.” Monique laughed, and it felt good. “No, honey. You don't have to call it that.[…] 2009, Chuck Holton, Melt Down, Multnomah, →ISBN, page 194:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dangs Number=Plur lexicographic

dang en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [ˈdɛ̃ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • [ˈdeɪ̯ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • /ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈdɛ̃ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈdæŋ] without æ-raising
  • /ˈdæŋ/ without æ-raising

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
danging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dangs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
danged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
danged Tense=Past lexicographic

dang en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • [ˈdɛ̃ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • [ˈdeɪ̯ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • /ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈdɛ̃ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈdæŋ] without æ-raising
  • /ˈdæŋ/ without æ-raising

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, obsolete, past) simple past of ding
    form of ding

dang en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • [ˈdɛ̃ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • [ˈdeɪ̯ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • /ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈdɛ̃ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈdæŋ] without æ-raising
  • /ˈdæŋ/ without æ-raising

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To dash.
    • Till she, o'ercome with anguish, shame, and rage, Danged down to hell her loathsome carriage. (Can we date this quote?), Christopher Marlowe, Hero and Leander:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
danging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
danged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
danged Tense=Past lexicographic
dangs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic