hot damn

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[hot dam] / ˈhɒt ˈdæm /

interjection

1. (used to express excitement, enthusiasm, surprise, etc., or as an intensifier).

   This ridiculous makeshift shouldn't work, but hot damn, it does!

   Bluesy rock with crisp guitars and a fiery fiddle—hot damn, these guys are good!

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idioms

1. like a hot damn, extremely well; wonderfully.

   This stuff is all natural, no pesticides, and works like a hot damn.

   She not only draws like a hot damn but also does lovely collage work.

Example Sentences

One day before the proposed loan was announced, Andrew Stiles texted his cousin "tmw," prompting Gray Stiles to respond "hot damn," the indictment said.

From Reuters • Feb. 23, 2023

I know this is deeply uncool to admit but, hot damn, I love the Oscars.

From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2020

It is too early to declare the 2018 draft class the best ever, or one of the best ever, but it’s time to start the conversation because, hot damn, what a group.

From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2018

Are any of you going to read about T/X drugs, 2% mortality and good vet care and then go, �Okay, hot damn, now I�ll support it.�

From Time Magazine Archive

Or hot damn, depending on your tolerance for show-biz artifice and nonspontaneous combustion.

From Time Magazine Archive