- doggone N. Amer.
- doggone N. Amer. ['dɒgɒn]informaladjective damned.verb damn (used to express surprise or irritation).OriginC19: prob. from dog on it, euphemism for God damn it.
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doggone N. Amer.
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doggone — 1851, Amer.Eng., a fantastic perversion of god damned [Weekley]. But Mencken favors the theory that it is a blend form of dog on it; in fact it is still often used with it following. It is thus a brother to the old English phrase, a pox upon it,… … Etymology dictionary
doggone — /dawg gawn , gon , dog /, v.t., doggoned, doggoning, adj., superl. doggonest, adv. Informal. v.t. 1. to damn: Doggone your silly advice! adj. 2. Also, doggoned. damned; confounded: a doggone fool; Well, I ll be doggoned. adv. 3. Also, doggoned.… … Universalium
doggone — dog•gone [[t]ˈdɔgˈgɔn, ˈgɒn, ˈdɒg [/t]] v. t. goned, goning, 1) inf to damn; confound 2) inf Also, doggoned damned; confounded. 3) inf Also, doggoned damned: a doggone poor sport[/ex] • Etymology: 1850–55, amer … From formal English to slang
