"I'll be damned" meaning in All languages combined

See I'll be damned on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

Audio: en-au-I'll be damned.ogg
Head templates: {{en-interj}} I'll be damned
  1. (sometimes considered, vulgar, idiomatic) An expression of surprise. Tags: idiomatic, vulgar Translations (expression of surprise): jopas jotakin (Finnish), masz babo placek (Polish), să mor eu (Romanian), să fiu al naibii (Romanian), să-mi bag piciorul (Romanian), să-mi bag pula [vulgar] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-I'll_be_damned-en-intj-x~m0pbVV Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'expression of surprise': 99 1
  2. (sometimes considered, vulgar, idiomatic) A vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen. Tags: idiomatic, vulgar Synonyms: I'll be hanged, I'll be § Related terms, wow Related terms: damnedest, not on my watch Translations (vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen): ei missään nimessä (Finnish), que je sois pendu (French), que je sois maudit (French), Dieu me damne (French), nincs az az isten, hogy (Hungarian), akármi legyek, ha (Hungarian), istenuccse (Hungarian), niech mnie diabli (Polish)
    Sense id: en-I'll_be_damned-en-intj-TfKkfFZH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of 'vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen': 1 99

Alternative forms

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