goddamn

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• emphatic, intensifier: /ˈɡɒd.dæm/
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• emphatic, intensifier: /ˈɡɒdæm/
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• /ˌɡɒdˈdæm/
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• rhymes with -æm
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• CMU ARPABET: G AA1 D D AE2 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From God + damn; originally, and sometimes still, a present subjunctive expression of a wish that God smite someone for their wickedness; compare also antonymous God bless, God bless you, and God love (someone or something).

162 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: مَلْعُون (malʕūn) — intensifier
• Bulgarian: пуст (pust) — intensifier
• Bulgarian: проклет (proklet) — intensifier
• Danish: satans — intensifier
• Danish: helvedes — intensifier
• Dutch: verdomd — intensifier
• Dutch: vervloekt — intensifier
• Erzya: сюдозь-азозь (śudoź-azoź) — intensifier
• Esperanto: didamnita — intensifier
• Estonian: kuradima — intensifier
• Finnish: perkeleen — intensifier
• Finnish: saatanan — intensifier
• Finnish: helvetin — intensifier
• French: en diable — intensifier
• French: sacré — intensifier
• French: foutu — intensifier
• French: putain de — intensifier
• German: verdammt — intensifier
• German: gottverdammt — intensifier
• German: verflucht — intensifier
• German: höllisch — intensifier
• Greenlandic: -palaarsuaq — intensifier
• Hungarian: átkozott — intensifier
• Hungarian: rohadt — intensifier
• Hungarian: istenverte — intensifier
• Hungarian: kibaszott — intensifier
• Hungarian: kurva — intensifier
• Icelandic: fjandans — intensifier
• Icelandic: andskotans — intensifier
• Icelandic: djöfulsins — intensifier
• Icelandic: helvítis — intensifier
• Indonesian: laknat — intensifier
• Indonesian: jahanam — intensifier
• Indonesian: keparat — intensifier
• Indonesian: brengsek — intensifier
• Indonesian: sialan — intensifier
• Malay: sial — intensifier
• Malay: jahanam — intensifier
• Polish: cholera — intensifier
• Polish: do diaska — intensifier
• Polish: do diabła — intensifier
• Polish: kurka — intensifier
• Portuguese: maldito — intensifier
• Portuguese: amaldiçoado — intensifier
• Portuguese: do caramba — intensifier
• Portuguese: o raio do — intensifier
• Portuguese: merda de — intensifier
• Romanian: blestemat — intensifier
• Romanian: blestemată — intensifier
• Russian: прокля́тый (prokljátyj) — intensifier
• Russian: про́клятый (prókljatyj) — intensifier
• Russian: чёртов (čórtov) — intensifier
• Russian: ебаный (jebanyj) — intensifier
• Russian: блядь (bljadʹ) — intensifier
• Northern Sami: helveha — intensifier
• Serbo-Croatian: prokleti — intensifier
• Spanish: puto — intensifier
• Spanish: maldito — intensifier
• Swedish: jävla — intensifier
• Swedish: satans — intensifier
• Swedish: helvetes — intensifier
• Ukrainian: блядь (bljadʹ) — intensifier
• Ukrainian: прокля́тий (prokljátyj) — intensifier
• Arabic: اللَعْنَة (al-laʕna) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Bulgarian: проклятие! (prokljatie!) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Catalan: me cago en Déu! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Chinese Mandarin: 他媽的 /他妈的 (tāmāde) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Chinese Mandarin: 該死 /该死 (gāisǐ) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Chinese Mandarin: 糟糕 (zāogāo) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Czech: sakra — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Czech: do prdele — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Czech: do hajzlu — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Danish: for fanden — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Danish: satans — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Danish: for helvede — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Danish: fuck — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Dutch: verdomme! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Dutch: godverdomme! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Estonian: kurat! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Estonian: pärgel! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Finnish: perkele! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Finnish: saatana! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Finnish: jumalauta! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• French: diable! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• French: merde! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• French: bon Dieu de merde! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• French: nom de Dieu! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• German: verdammt noch mal — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• German: gottverdammt — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Hungarian: a francba — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Hungarian: a fenébe — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Hungarian: a jó életbe — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Hungarian: az istenit — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Hungarian: a franc essen bele — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Hungarian: a rohadt életbe — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Hungarian: a szentségit — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Icelandic: fjandinn — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Icelandic: andskotinn — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Icelandic: djöfullinn — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Icelandic: helvítis — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Indonesian: sialan! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Indonesian: brengsek! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Indonesian: setan! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Indonesian: iblis! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Indonesian: jahanam! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Indonesian: keparat! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Indonesian: kurang ajar! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Italian: porco Dio! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Italian: porcodio! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Italian: merda! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Italian: cazzo! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Italian: minchia! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Italian: dannazione! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Italian: maledetto! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Italian: diavolo! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Japanese: しまった (shimatta) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Japanese: 畜生 (chikushō) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Korean: 아뿔싸 (appulssa) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Malay: tak guna! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Malay: sial! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Malay: jahanam! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Polish: cholera! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Polish: na litość boską — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Polish: niech to szlag! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Portuguese: caramba! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Portuguese: droga! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Portuguese: raios partam! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Romanian: fir-ar al dracului! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Romanian: drăcia dracului! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Romanian: băga-mi-aș picioarele! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Romanian: să-mi bag picioarele! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Romanian: bag picioarele! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Romanian: dumnezeii mă-sii! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Romanian: dar-ar dracii! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Romanian: futu-i mama mă-sii! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Russian: чёрт возьми́! (čort vozʹmí!) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Russian: чёрт побери́! (čort poberí!) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Russian: прокля́тье! (prokljátʹje!) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Russian: чёрт (čort) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Russian: зара́за! (zaráza!) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Russian: блядь (bljadʹ) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Northern Sami: beargalat! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Northern Sami: sáhtán! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Spanish: ¡hostia! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Spanish: ¡me cago en Dios! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Spanish: ¡joder! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Spanish: ¡puta madre! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Spanish: rediós — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Spanish: ¡maldita sea! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Spanish: ¡por Dios! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Spanish: ¡mierda! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Swedish: djävlar! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Swedish: satan! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Swedish: fan! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Tagalog: susmaryosep — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Tagalog: Diyos ko — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Tagalog: naku — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Turkish: kahretsin! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Turkish: lanet olsun! — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Udmurt: шайтан! (šajtan!) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Udmurt: албасты! (albasty!) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
• Ukrainian: чорт (čort) — an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration