goddam

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɡɑˌdæm/ UK /ˈɡɒdam/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
used as an intensifier expressing annoyance or emphasis

Where did I leave that goddam key again.

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Synonyms

1 adj · used as an intensifier... damned blasted confounded cursed bloody

Word family

Derived forms goddamned

Related forms damngoddamn

Etymology

A contraction of the oath God damn, combining God (from Old English god) and damn (from Latin damnare, 'to condemn', via Old French).

god Old English damnare Latin

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# goddam

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡɑˌdæm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡɒdam/

## Meanings
1. used as an intensifier expressing annoyance or emphasis

## Examples
- Where did I leave that goddam key again.

## Synonyms
- damned
- blasted
- confounded
- cursed
- bloody

## Derived Forms
- goddamned

## Related Forms
- damn
- goddamn

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: god
- Root: damnare

## Etymology
A contraction of the oath God damn, combining God (from Old English god) and damn (from Latin damnare, 'to condemn', via Old French).

## AI Etymology
Goddam is a contraction of the oath God damn, combining God (from Old English god) and damn (from Latin damnare, 'to condemn', via Old French). The development is chiefly a borrowing or learned continuation, carrying an older form and meaning into English rather than building the word from a purely native base. In present use, it is used as a adjective and intj meaning "used as an intensifier expressing annoyance or emphasis", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes derivatives such as goddamned and related forms such as damn and goddamn, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Old English god and Latin damnare, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance. Its semantic neighborhood includes damned, blasted, confounded, and cursed, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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