1. (adj) damn, darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's damn, tinker's dam
something of little value
"his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"
2. (adj) damn, goddamn
used as expletives
"oh, damn (or goddamn)!"
3. (verb) blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal
expletives used informally as intensifiers
"he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance"
4. (adverb) curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
"The bad witch cursed the child"
5. (adverb) bloody, damn, all-fired
extremely
"you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"
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