单词 | god-dang-it |
释义 | God-dang-itint. Now U.S. colloquial. Expressing exasperation, frustration, annoyance, etc. Also used occasionally in positive contexts to express approval, surprise, or for emphatic effect. Cf. God-darn-it int., Goddammit int. ΚΠ ?1793 J. Caulfield Blackguardiana at Damned Odd Characters A contemptible impudent bookseller of the present day..lies about twenty times in an hour, and says at every assertion, God dang-it, it is true. 1869 J. Jennings Dial. W. Eng. 18 Dang..an imprecation, a corruption of God dang it (God hang it) or more likely corruption of damn. 1936 F. Hackett Green Lion iv. 259 Will ye kick me down or will ye put me on my feet? Answer like a man, God dang it. Answer me. 1969 New Yorker 1 Mar. 40/1 ‘God dang it,’ he said. ‘I bought all these clothes and none of them match.’ 1992 K. Drushka Working in Woods vii. 228 l said, ‘God dang it, l don't know why l can't fall with that saw.’ 2014 W. Malone Finding Grain (e-book, accessed 12 June 2016) xvi. 97 ‘God dang it, the moon is pretty tonight’, Trish said, her breath streaming out white into the cold night. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.?1793 |
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