doggone

[ dawg-gawn, -gon, dog- ]

/ ˈdɔgˈgɔn, -ˈgɒn, ˈdɒg- /

Informal.

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verb (used with object), dog·goned, dog·goning.

to damn: Doggone your silly advice!

adjective, superlative dog·gon·est.

Also doggoned. damned; confounded: a doggone fool; Well, I'll be doggoned.

adverb

Also doggoned. damned: He's a doggone poor sport.

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Origin of doggone

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

Words nearby doggone

doggery, Doggett's Coat and Badge race, dogging, doggish, doggo, doggone, doggoned, doggy, doggy bag, doggy paddle, doggy style

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How to use doggone in a sentence

“Everyone wants the same doggone thing, and that is to feel safe in their community,” she said.
San Diego’s Surveillance Ordinance Passes Another Hurdle|Jesse Marx|July 19, 2022|Voice of San Diego
Reid told his Nevada constituents last week that was a “pretty doggone good idea.”
Running Scared|Adam Clymer|September 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
They were limited rights, but doggone it, it was a beginning.
Keep Your Laws Off My Family|Melissa Etheridge|October 29, 2008|DAILY BEAST
I let him hang around, because he was so doggone interested.
The Planet Strappers|Raymond Zinke Gallun

Well, sir, it can draw a conveyance, but its doggone poor at it.
Cursed|George Allan England
Youre company, I know, but theres some things that goes too doggone fur.
Cursed|George Allan England
Doggone it, Freddy, the thing is just too open and shut, as far as we're concerned.
Dave Dawson at Truk|Robert Sydney Bowen
Colonel, he pleaded, Ive been in this doggone army more than a year.
Funny Stories Told By The Soldiers|Carleton B. Case

British Dictionary definitions for doggone

doggone

/ (ˈdɒɡɒn) US and Canadian informal /

interjection

an exclamation of annoyance, disappointment, etc

adjective, adverb (prenominal)

Also: doggoned another word for damn (def. 3), damn (def. 4)

Word Origin for doggone

C19: euphemism for God damn

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