doggone en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɑɡ.ɑn/ (General-American)
- dŏgŏn (Received-Pronunciation)
- dägän (General-American)
- /ˈdɒɡ.ɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Minced oath of goddamn or goddamned.
Meanings
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(US, dialectal, euphemistic, form-of, no-comparative) Euphemistic form of goddamned.
form of goddamned
I lost my doggone keys again!
"Hist!" exclaimed Black George. "I'll be dog-gone ef [if] I don't think we're chawed [chewed] up this time, sure as sin!"
1849, Emerson Bennett, Leni-Leoti; or, Adventures in the Far West:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| daggone | alternative | lexicographic | |
| doggoned | alternative | lexicographic | |
| doggonest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
it governo ladro (Translations) · de verflixt (Translations) · fr sacré (Translations)