doggone

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verb

dog·​gone ˈdäg-ˈgän How to pronounce doggone (audio)
ˈdȯg-ˈgȯn
doggoned; doggoning
: damn

doggone

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adjective or adverb

variants or doggoned
ˈdäg-ˈgän(d) How to pronounce doggone (audio)
ˈdȯg-ˈgȯn(d)
: damned

doggone

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noun

: damn

Examples of doggone in a Sentence

Adjective or adverb yet another doggone problem in the phone lines
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Patients may reduce calorie consumption by up to 30 percent, largely because food stops being so doggone important. Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023 You're doggone cute. Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day, 3 Jan. 2023
Adjective or adverb
Wiggins emerged, and a pretty doggone good pitching staff. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024 Season 2 of the doggone funny Australian comedy Colin From Accounts will arrive Stateside this fall. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Aug. 2024
Noun
Don’t look at me and start believing ‘anybody can make it.’ That’s a doggone lie. Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2018 See all Example Sentences for doggone 

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

euphemism for God damn

First Known Use

Verb

1819, in the meaning defined above

Adjective Or Adverb

1850, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of doggone was in 1819

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“Doggone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doggone. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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