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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

About the first time that our mail came in, we all felt as high as a king; "What luck?" somebody hollers to Jim: he says, "Not a dad-blamed thing."

From The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 by United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

You know dad-blamed well it isn't a question of health or politics.

From The Go-Getter by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne

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

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