dammitn.int.
/ˈdamɪt/, U.S. /ˈdæmət/ a. Used in comparative phrases.
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the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [noun] > oaths other than religious or obscene > damn
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the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > oaths other than religious or obscene > damn
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1894 G. F. Northall Folk-phrases 9 As near as damn it. As near as fourpence to a groat. As near as two ha' pennies for a penny.
1897 J. Conrad Nigger of ‘Narcissus’ iv. 91 You were as near hanging as damn-it to-night.
1908 E. Wallace Angel Esquire xii ‘Outside as quick as dammit!’ he cried.
1911 A. Bennett Hilda Lessways v. i. 338 That first night..I was as near as dammit to letting out the whole thing and chancing it.
1920 P. G. Wodehouse Little Warrior i. 36 When I'm alone with Parker—for instance—I'm as chatty as dammit.
1931 F. D. Grierson Mystery in Red vii. 106 You were as near rude to him as dammit.
1961 Guardian 24 Apr. 9/7 The score standing as near as dammit at two.
1998 Sunday Tel. 25 Jan. (Mag.) 37/3 An aubergine purée..was repeated, as near as dammit, as the topping of a pancake which came with a red mullet.
b. Damn it! used as an imprecation.
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the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > oaths other than religious or obscene > damn
damn1589
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doggone1857
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1956 A. H. Compton Atomic Quest iii. 193 Dammit, give it stuff to spare.
1971 Sunday Times 21 Feb. (Colour Suppl.) 43/3 Whenever I talk about Rizzo and brutality, I have to use the word ‘allege’, but dammit all, I have so many facts, baby, there ain't nothing alleged about it.
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