danged

[ dangd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Origin of danged¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Once the game starts, onlookers will see the two of you flailing around with headsets, looking like danged fools.

Before his dramatic about-face during his Senate primary campaign—when he proclaimed, “Complete the danged fence!”

Ive run a steam laundry in Porto Ricky and had the whole danged business washed away in a hurricane.

"Danged if I thinks anybody kin git Buck, thar," he remarked, in thoughtful reference to the messenger.

He knew better'n to try to nick me for three hundred bucks on his danged, worthless note.

Danged if iver I see sech tomfool notions as he's took up with in all my born days!

Why, danged if he isn't going to give us anoother turn of it!

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