Phrase guide

I'll be damned

intj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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intj

Meaning 1

An expression of surprise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, sometimes, vulgar

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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intj

Meaning 2

A vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, sometimes, vulgar

Examples

  • I'll be damned if I'm having a thief like him stay in my house.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: I'll be hanged

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: վայ քու, արա (vay kʻu, ara) — expression of surprise
  • Czech: to mě podrž — expression of surprise
  • Czech: to mě poser — expression of surprise
  • Dutch: heb je ooit — expression of surprise
  • Dutch: asjemenou — expression of surprise
  • Finnish: jopas jotakin — expression of surprise
  • German: ich fass' es nicht — expression of surprise
  • Korean: 어머 (eomeo) — expression of surprise
  • Korean: 어머나 (eomeona) — expression of surprise
  • Polish: masz babo placek — expression of surprise
  • Romanian: să mor eu — expression of surprise
  • Romanian: să fiu al naibii — expression of surprise
  • Romanian: să-mi bag piciorul — expression of surprise
  • Romanian: să-mi bag pula — expression of surprise
  • Vietnamese: á đù — expression of surprise
  • Czech: ať se propadnu — vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen
  • Finnish: ei missään nimessä — vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen
  • French: que je sois pendu — vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen
  • French: que je sois maudit — vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen
  • French: Dieu me damne — vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen
  • Hungarian: nincs az az isten, hogy — vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen
  • Hungarian: akármi legyek, ha — vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen
  • Hungarian: istenuccse — vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen
  • Polish: niech mnie diabli — vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen
  • Romanian: să mor eu — vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen
  • Romanian: să fiu al naibii — vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen
  • Romanian: să-mi bag piciorul — vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen
  • Romanian: să-mi bag pula — vehement asseveration that one will not permit some specified thing to happen