"gosh darn" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-gosh darn.wav Forms: more gosh darn [comparative], most gosh darn [superlative]
Etymology: Intentional misspelling of goddamn to avoid taking the Lord's name in vain. Head templates: {{en-adj}} gosh darn (comparative more gosh darn, superlative most gosh darn)
  1. (euphemistic) Euphemistic form of goddamn. Tags: euphemistic, form-of Form of: goddamn
    Sense id: en-gosh_darn-en-adj-AN6B8UgJ Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: goshdarn, goshdarned, gosh darned

Interjection

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-gosh darn.wav
Etymology: Intentional misspelling of goddamn to avoid taking the Lord's name in vain. Head templates: {{head|en|interjection}} gosh darn
  1. (euphemistic) Euphemistic form of goddamn. Tags: euphemistic, form-of Form of: goddamn
    Sense id: en-gosh_darn-en-intj-AN6B8UgJ Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: goshdarn, goshdarned, gosh darned
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        "(euphemistic) Euphemistic form of goddamn."
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      "word": "gosh darned"
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      "word": "gosh darned"
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