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dad-blamed

American  
[dad-blaymd] / 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.


Etymology

Origin of dad-blamed

First recorded in 1835–45


Example Sentences

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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

Sid Pannalee he 'lows that the whole dad-blamed business is a put-up job.

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

It's a dad-blamed shame that the courts don't take a han' in the matter.

From Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction by Joel Chandler Harris

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

From Roughing it De Luxe by John T. McCutcheon

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