dad-blamed

American  

[dad-bleymd] / ˈdædˈbleɪmd /

adjective

1. damned (used as a euphemism in expressions of surprise, disgust, anger, etc.).

   The dad-blamed car got stuck in a snowdrift. He's so dad-blamed sure of himself.

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Etymology

Origin of dad-blamed

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Said he: "I have had so dad-blamed many stories tossed at me, I've just about lost my faith in people."

From Time Magazine Archive

All through the 1948 campaign, the Gazette dad-blamed the Dixiecrats, stuck with Truman, "advised" voters to do the same.

From Time Magazine Archive

The trouble with you fellows," said the man, "is that you are too dad-blamed technical.

From Roughing it De Luxe by McCutcheon, John T.

Why, you dad-blamed old long-horned turtle- dove, the boys in camp was all cognoscious about them hiroglyphs.

From Heart of the West by Henry, O.

Oh, they ain't a-foolin' me this season of the year," he continued, as Teague Poteet shook his head doubtfully; "he ain't mustered out'n my mind yit, not by a dad-blamed sight.

From Mingo And Other Sketches in Black and White by Harris, Joel Chandler