dang
Americanverb (used with object)
interjection
Etymology
Origin of dang
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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As for Fama, I realized I had neglected, dang, to ask him about SpaceX.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
“I used to sit in those meetings, saying I’m pretty dang sure that our competitors’ CEOs are not sitting in these weekly engineering reviews and not driving their companies as fast,” McNeill said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
We were on tour for dang near two years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025
“Silver Lake doesn’t give a dang about your Open Source ideals. It just wants a return on capital.”
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2024
I wasn’t sure of much, but dang it, I still believed in Arletta Paisley.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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