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damn it

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Definition of damn it

informal + impolite
—used to show that one is angry or annoyed
  • Damn it! I forgot my keys!
  • Damn it all!

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damn play

  1. : to condemn to a punishment or fate

  2. : to condemn vigorously and often irascibly for some real or fancied fault or defect

  3. : to condemn as a failure by public criticism

  1. : the utterance of the word damn as a curse

  2. : a minimum amount or degree (as of care or consideration) : the least bit

  1. : damned

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