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goddam

intj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

intj

Meaning 1

Uncommon spelling of goddamn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, uncommon

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An English person, from the perspective of a French person or in the context of French history, originating during the Hundred Years' War.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

expletives used informally as intensifiers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddamn, goddamned, infernal

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

extremely

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • you are goddamn right!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: goddamn, goddamned

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French goddam (“English person”), from English goddamn.