"doggone" meaning in English

See doggone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɒɡ.ɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɑɡ.ɑn/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-doggone.ogg [US] Forms: doggonest [superlative]
enPR: dŏgŏn, dägän Head templates: {{head|en|adjective|no comparative||superlative|doggonest}} doggone (no comparative, superlative doggonest)
  1. (US, dialectal) Euphemistic form of goddamned. Tags: US, dialectal, euphemistic, form-of, no-comparative Form of: goddamned Categories (topical): English minced oaths Translations (Translations): sacré (French), verflixt (German)
    Sense id: en-doggone-en-adj-ISiHTsM5 Disambiguation of English minced oaths: 55 45 Categories (other): American English, English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 56 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: doggoned [adjective]

Interjection

IPA: /ˈdɒɡ.ɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɑɡ.ɑn/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-doggone.ogg [US]
enPR: dŏgŏn, dägän Head templates: {{en-interj}} doggone
  1. (US, dialectal) Euphemistic form of goddamned; an expression of anger or annoyance. Tags: US, dialectal, euphemistic, form-of Form of: goddamned (extra: an expression of anger or annoyance) Categories (topical): English minced oaths Related terms: damn, daggum
    Sense id: en-doggone-en-intj-2tAXmFFD Disambiguation of English minced oaths: 55 45 Categories (other): American English, English euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: doggoned [adjective]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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