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dad-gum

  • a variation of dad-gummed.
    dad-gummed
    adjective
    damned (used as a euphemism to express anger, irritation, surprise, etc.).

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His most vehement cuss words are "darn" and "dad-gum."

From Time Magazine Archive

Long as I could remember, she’d been trying to direct me like I was one of her dad-gum Christmas pageants.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

“Didn’t state his bizness. But pretty soon he come back to the ho-tel dest. He was cleaned up, slicked down, and wearin’ a nice black suit—and still carryin’ that dad-gum saddle.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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