dang
Americanverb (used with object)
interjection
Etymology
Origin of dang
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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Medea must be angry, Spider-Man must be helpful and Odysseus, dang it, must have swagger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
But their reaction, she noted, ran along the lines of, “Ah, dang it — but we understand.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
As for Fama, I realized I had neglected, dang, to ask him about SpaceX.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
“There’s some dang nice cars driving around base,” the 29-year-old said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
‘For God’s dang sake, Sal, shet up fore some jedge commits you to Milledgeville.’
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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