"dammit" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈdæmɪt/, /ˈdæmət/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dammit.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -æmɪt, -æmət Etymology: Univerbation of damn + it. Etymology templates: {{univerbation|en|damn|it}} Univerbation of damn + it Head templates: {{en-interj}} dammit
  1. (mildly vulgar) Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment. Tags: mildly, vulgar Derived forms: dammit to hell, god dammit, near as dammit Related terms: anger, damned Translations (expression of anger or disappointment): اللُّعْنَة (al-luʕna) (Arabic), գրո՛ղը տանի (gróġə tani) (Armenian), пра́клён (prákljon) (Belarusian), по дяволите (po djavolite) (Bulgarian), maledicció (Catalan), 該死 (Chinese Mandarin), 该死 (gāisǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 你妹 (nǐmèi) (Chinese Mandarin), 我靠 (wǒkào) (Chinese Mandarin), verdomme (Dutch), damne (Esperanto), (Esperanto), pahus (Finnish), hemmetti (Finnish), hitto vie (Finnish), merde (French), verdammt (German), verdammt noch mal (German), να πάρει ο διάβολος (na párei o diávolos) (Greek), να πάρει ο διάολος (na párei o diáolos) (Greek), διάβολε (diávole) (Greek), διάολε (diáole) (Greek), γαμώτο (gamóto) (Greek), γαμώ το (gamó to) (Greek), לְעֲזָאזֵל (l'azazél) (Hebrew), sialan (Indonesian), sialan bener (Indonesian), kurang ajar (Indonesian), cortta (Ingrian), merda (Italian), cazzo (Italian), dannazione (Italian), cavolo (Italian), cribbio (Italian), しまった (shimatta) (Japanese), くそ (kuso) (Japanese), 제기랄 (jegiral) (Korean), sasodīts (Latvian), noondemieljaar (Limburgish), по ѓаво́лите (po ǵavólite) (Macedonian), про́клетство (prókletstvo) (Macedonian), еба́го (ebágo) (Macedonian), لعنتی (la'nati) (Persian), kurde (Polish), kuźwa (Polish), cholera (Polish), w mordę jeża (Polish), porra (Portuguese), merda (Portuguese), raisparta (Portuguese), maldição (Portuguese), băga-mi-aș! (Romanian), la naiba! (Romanian), чёрт побери́ (čort poberí) (Russian), чёрт возьми́ (čort vozʹmí) (Russian), прокля́тие (prokljátije) (Russian), kvragu (Serbo-Croatian), ђаволи (Serbo-Croatian), mierda (Spanish), joder (Spanish), maldita sea (Spanish), maldición (Spanish), fy tusan (Swedish), fy fan (Swedish), fy sjutton (Swedish), jäklar (Swedish), kahrolsun (Turkish), lanet olsun (Turkish), wfft (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-dammit-en-intj-IUod8E8W Synonyms: ay, chihuahua, blast, bugger, bummer, byrlady [obsolete], consarn it, crap, curses, dammit, damn, dagnabbit, dang, darn, darn it, dash, dizamn, d'oh, drat, fark, feck, fiddle, fiddlefart, fiddlestick, fiddlesticks, fook, frak, frick, fuck, fuck me, goddamn, goddammit, good grief, gorblimey [UK], hang it all, hell, hell's bells, hell's bloody bells, hell's bloody bells and damnation, Holy Mother, Holy Mother of God, ish, Mother of God, phooey, piss, poo, raasclaat [Jamaican, vulgar], rats, shit, shoot

Noun

IPA: /ˈdæmɪt/, /ˈdæmət/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dammit.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dammits [plural]
Rhymes: -æmɪt, -æmət Etymology: Univerbation of damn + it. Etymology templates: {{univerbation|en|damn|it}} Univerbation of damn + it Head templates: {{en-noun}} dammit (plural dammits)
  1. The saying of the interjection, used as a general measure of anything.
    Sense id: en-dammit-en-noun-hMRbjxRN
  2. A fastener used for military medals, name tags or other things that are pinned to a uniform; a clutch, a clutchback.
    Sense id: en-dammit-en-noun-oZ39xiF0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English univerbations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 3 56 Disambiguation of English univerbations: 36 6 57

Inflected forms

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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "dammit to hell"
        },
        {
          "word": "god dammit"
        },
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          "word": "near as dammit"
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      ],
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          "word": "ay"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "chihuahua"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "blast"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "bugger"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "bummer"
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          "word": "byrlady"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "crap"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "curses"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "dammit"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "damn"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "darn"
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          "word": "dash"
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "d'oh"
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        {
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          "word": "drat"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "fark"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "feck"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "fiddle"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "fiddlefart"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "fiddlestick"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "fook"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "frak"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "frick"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "fuck"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "fuck me"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "goddamn"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "goddammit"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "good grief"
        },
        {
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "gorblimey"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "hang it all"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "hell"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "hell's bells"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "hell's bloody bells"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "hell's bloody bells and damnation"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "Holy Mother"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "Holy Mother of God"
        },
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          "word": "ish"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "Mother of God"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "phooey"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "piss"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "poo"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "tags": [
            "Jamaican",
            "vulgar"
          ],
          "word": "raasclaat"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "rats"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "shit"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
          "word": "shoot"
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        "vulgar"
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      "translations": [
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "al-luʕna",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "اللُّعْنَة"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "gróġə tani",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "գրո՛ղը տանի"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "prákljon",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "пра́клён"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "po djavolite",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "по дяволите"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "maledicció"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "該死"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gāisǐ",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "该死"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "nǐmèi",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "你妹"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wǒkào",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "我靠"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "verdomme"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "damne"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "aĉ"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "pahus"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "hemmetti"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "hitto vie"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "merde"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "verdammt"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "verdammt noch mal"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "na párei o diávolos",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "να πάρει ο διάβολος"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "na párei o diáolos",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "να πάρει ο διάολος"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diávole",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "διάβολε"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diáole",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "διάολε"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "gamóto",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "γαμώτο"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "gamó to",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "γαμώ το"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "l'azazél",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "לְעֲזָאזֵל"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "sialan"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "sialan bener"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "kurang ajar"
        },
        {
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "cortta"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "merda"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "cazzo"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "dannazione"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "cavolo"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "cribbio"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shimatta",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "しまった"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kuso",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "くそ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jegiral",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "제기랄"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "sasodīts"
        },
        {
          "code": "li",
          "lang": "Limburgish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "noondemieljaar"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "po ǵavólite",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "по ѓаво́лите"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "prókletstvo",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "про́клетство"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ebágo",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "еба́го"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "la'nati",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "لعنتی"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "kurde"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "kuźwa"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "cholera"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "w mordę jeża"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "porra"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "merda"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "raisparta"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "maldição"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "băga-mi-aș!"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "la naiba!"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "čort poberí",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "чёрт побери́"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "čort vozʹmí",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "чёрт возьми́"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prokljátije",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "прокля́тие"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "kvragu"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "ђаволи"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "mierda"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "joder"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "maldita sea"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "maldición"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "fy tusan"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "fy fan"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "fy sjutton"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "jäklar"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "kahrolsun"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "lanet olsun"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
          "word": "wfft"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈdæmət/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æmɪt"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æmət"
    },
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}

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          "ref": "2006, Dewey Lambdin, A King's Trade, page 294",
          "text": "Get us about, quick as dammit! Clew up tops'ls, there!",
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          "ref": "2007, Ruth Rendell, Not in the Flesh, page 14",
          "text": "I mean I'd banked on getting that permission, I'd as near as dammit been promised I'd get it. Can you wonder I was fed up to my back teeth?",
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          "ref": "2022 July 18, Perry Muse, Morbid Thoughts and the Domino Effect: Passing Thoughts During Cancer, Gatekeeper Press, page 21",
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      "word": "ay"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
      "word": "chihuahua"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
      "word": "bugger"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
      "word": "bummer"
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      "word": "consarn it"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
      "word": "crap"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
      "word": "curses"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
      "word": "dammit"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
      "word": "dash"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
      "word": "dizamn"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
      "word": "d'oh"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
      "word": "drat"
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      "word": "fark"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
      "word": "feck"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
      "word": "fiddle"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
      "word": "fiddlefart"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
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      "word": "frak"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
      "word": "fuck me"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:dammit",
      "word": "goddamn"
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      "word": "good grief"
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      "word": "hell"
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      "word": "hell's bells"
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    {
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      "word": "Holy Mother"
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      "word": "Holy Mother of God"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "al-luʕna",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "اللُّعْنَة"
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      "roman": "gróġə tani",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "գրո՛ղը տանի"
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      "roman": "prákljon",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "пра́клён"
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      "roman": "po djavolite",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "по дяволите"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "maledicció"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "該死"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gāisǐ",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "该死"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nǐmèi",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "你妹"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wǒkào",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "我靠"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "verdomme"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "damne"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "aĉ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "pahus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "hemmetti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "hitto vie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "merde"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "verdammt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "verdammt noch mal"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "na párei o diávolos",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "να πάρει ο διάβολος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "na párei o diáolos",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "να πάρει ο διάολος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diávole",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "διάβολε"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diáole",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "διάολε"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gamóto",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "γαμώτο"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gamó to",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "γαμώ το"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "l'azazél",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "לְעֲזָאזֵל"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "sialan"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "sialan bener"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "kurang ajar"
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    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "cortta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "merda"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "cazzo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "dannazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "cavolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "cribbio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shimatta",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "しまった"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kuso",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "くそ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jegiral",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "제기랄"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "sasodīts"
    },
    {
      "code": "li",
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "noondemieljaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "po ǵavólite",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "по ѓаво́лите"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prókletstvo",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "про́клетство"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ebágo",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "еба́го"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "la'nati",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "لعنتی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "kurde"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "kuźwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "cholera"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "w mordę jeża"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "porra"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "merda"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "raisparta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "maldição"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "băga-mi-aș!"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "la naiba!"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čort poberí",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "чёрт побери́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čort vozʹmí",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "чёрт возьми́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prokljátije",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "прокля́тие"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "kvragu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "ђаволи"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "mierda"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "joder"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "maldita sea"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "maldición"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "fy tusan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "fy fan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "fy sjutton"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "jäklar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "kahrolsun"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "lanet olsun"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "expression of anger or disappointment",
      "word": "wfft"
    }
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}

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      "expansion": "dammit (plural dammits)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1935, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, The Luck of the Bodkins",
          "text": "... my life at Cannes was as blameless as dammit.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1938, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters",
          "text": "... and I may say that I was as limpid as dammit.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Dewey Lambdin, A King's Trade, page 294",
          "text": "Get us about, quick as dammit! Clew up tops'ls, there!",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Ruth Rendell, Not in the Flesh, page 14",
          "text": "I mean I'd banked on getting that permission, I'd as near as dammit been promised I'd get it. Can you wonder I was fed up to my back teeth?",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The saying of the interjection, used as a general measure of anything."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2022 July 18, Perry Muse, Morbid Thoughts and the Domino Effect: Passing Thoughts During Cancer, Gatekeeper Press, page 21",
          "text": "We couldn't find enough dammits (a cap that goes over the pin to hold it on). We were lucky to find our name tags.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fastener used for military medals, name tags or other things that are pinned to a uniform; a clutch, a clutchback."
      ],
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        [
          "clutch",
          "clutch"
        ],
        [
          "clutchback",
          "clutchback"
        ]
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈdæmɪt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdæmət/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æmɪt"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æmət"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dammit"
}

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