doggone
Americanverb (used with object)
adjective
adverb
interjection
adjective
Other Word Forms
Adjective Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of doggone
1850–55, perhaps from dog on it! euphemistic alteration of God damned
Example Sentences
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Let’s just say there’s a whole lot of doggone fun to have here.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
This week’s Slate News Quiz is doggone good.
From Slate ● May 17, 2024
“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 that if you want hot french fries, then doggone it, you will have hot french fries.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
I’m not bragging when I say that I’m one of the best liars in the world but I got to tell you, Todd was pretty doggone good.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
"My nevvy, Paddy, Peter, the doggonest young scamp an old sea-horse ever tried to raise," Rouse bellowed.
From The Argus Pheasant by Beecham, John Charles
This has been the doggonest Fourth of July I ever spent, and as a result I am in much trouble.
From Biltmore Oswald The Diary of a Hapless Recruit by Dorgan, Dick
Ain't dat de doggonest luck in de wide worl'!
From In the Arena Stories of Political Life by Tarkington, Booth
Brigadier General William L. Roberts, until recently head of the 500-man U.S. military mission in Korea, had called the Korean army "the best doggoned shooting army outside the United States."
From Time Magazine Archive
“He was always sayin’ dad was hookin’ his doggoned cattle.
From The Range Boss by Schoonover, Frank Earle
And he's goin' to find out right now that it ain't no use to bring any doggoned teacher up here to teach this outfit.
From Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life by Parker, Frances
If we don’t have rain pretty doggoned soon we won’t have any crop.”
From Chicken Little Jane on the Big John by Ritchie, Lily Munsell
"Well, I call that a doggoned shame!" and Jarvis started again for the stairs.
From The Ghost Breaker A Novel Based Upon the Play by Goddard, Charles
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