Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
goddamned [god-damd]Informal: Sometimes Offensive. ExamplesWord Origin adjective, superlative god·damned·est or god·damnd·est.
- damned(def 2).
- (especially in the superlative) unusually difficult to deal with; extremely complicated or peculiar.
adverb
Also goddamn, god·dam. Origin of goddamned First recorded in 1915–20; God + damned goddamn or god·dam [god-dam]Informal: Sometimes Offensive. interjection
- (used as an exclamation of any strong feeling, especially of disgust or irritation, and often followed by it.)
noun
- the utterance of “goddamn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- something of negligible value; damn: not to give a good goddamn.
adjective
adverb
verb (used with object)
- to curse (someone or something) as being contemptible or worthless; damn.
verb (used without object)
- to use the word “goddamn”; swear.
Origin of goddamn 1400–50; late Middle English. See God, damn Examples from the Web for god-damned Historical Examples of god-damned
It was so God-damned black you couldn’t see your hand in front of you.
John Dos Passos
Well, listen here, you God-damned athlete, what are you trying to do?
Philip Wylie
He was through with that game—Hal or any other God-damned fool might have his job for the asking.
Upton Sinclair
In his broken language his invariable appellation for them was “God-damned Hundshne!”
Camps, Quarters and Casual Places
Archibald Forbes
It was only because there were so many natural-born God-damned fools in the world that the game could be kept going.
Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for god-damned goddamn interjection Also: God damn
- an oath expressing anger, surprise, etc
adverb Also: goddam, goddam, goddamned
- (intensifier)a goddamn fool
Word Origin and History for god-damned goddamn
Mais, fussent-ils [les anglais] cent mille Goddem de plus qu’a present, ils n’auront pas ce royaume. [Joan of Arc, 1431, quoted in Prosper de Barante’s “Histoire des ducs de Bourgogne”]
Goddammes was the nickname given by Puritans to Cavaliers, in consequence of the latter’s supposed frequent employment of that oath.