"goddidit" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: God + did + it Etymology templates: {{compound|en|God|did|it}} God + did + it Head templates: {{en-interj}} goddidit
  1. (slang) A sarcastic assertion that something that has not been satisfactorily explained by science is therefore evidence of God. Tags: slang Derived forms: aliensdidit, didit, evolutiondidit, flooddidit, FSMdidit, Satandidit

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          "ref": "Dec 7, 1997, Chris Kennedy, Fighting something that doesn't exist, alt.atheism",
          "text": "Yes, well, I'm not surprised. I'll bet a lot of things are puzzling to you. But you can just say goddidit and forget about them, can't you?"
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