dang

[ dang ]
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verb (used with object), adjective, noun
  1. damn (used euphemistically).

Origin of dang

1
First recorded in 1780–90

Words Nearby dang

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How to use dang in a sentence

  • Paul dang shows off his incredible yo-yo skills and—perhaps more impressively—rocks a sweet baby blue jacket.

  • They've had so dang much strenuosity all their lives, and then the climate's against violent effort, either mental or physical.

    Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
  • Well, then, if the public wunt bear it, dang me if I can see why individles shud bear it.

    Rhoda Fleming, Complete | George Meredith
  • Then the bedmakers began to arrive, chatting to each other pleasantly, and he could hear Ansell's bedmaker say, "Oh dang!"

    The Longest Journey | E. M. Forster
  • Bill said that we would sleep "dash-dang" close to the trail after this, so we soon found a large log to build a fire against.

    Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper | Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock

British Dictionary definitions for dang

dang

/ (dæŋ) /


interjection, adverb, adjective

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