Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

doggone

American  
[dawg-gawn, -gon, dog-] / ˈdɔgˈgɔn, -ˈgɒn, ˈdɒg- /

verb (used with object)

doggoned, doggoning

  1. to damn.

    Doggone your silly advice!

adjective

superlative

doggonest

  1. Also damned; confounded.

    a doggone fool; Well, I'll be doggoned.

adverb

  1. Also damned.

    He's a doggone poor sport.
doggone British  
/ ˈdɒɡɒn /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of annoyance, disappointment, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. Also: doggoned.  another word for damn damn

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of doggone

1850–55, perhaps from dog on it! euphemistic alteration of God damned

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Let’s just say there’s a whole lot of doggone fun to have here.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

And I was like, ‘Ooh I’m gonna call this doggone number, I’ve been cheated on.’

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023

“Rome wasn’t built in a day, but they’re doing a doggone good job, which I’m very thankful for,” tight end Logan Thomas said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

And, doggone it, Palin appears to have a puncher’s chance of winning.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2022

The next sound I heard was even worse than if the vampire had said, “Aha, you doggone kid, that hurt, but now I get my revenge!”

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.