damn it

phrase

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

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For me, damn it, the country is always at the front, the people, the social and cultural study. — Leonor C. Suárez, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026 Death by Lightning is a fantastic historical drama with really great actors, damn it. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 That harried sense of, damn it, there's just not enough hours in the day. — Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025 But damn it, a noir hero still cares. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025 But this was America, damn it, and no one was about to boo Batiste. — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 By Juno DeMelo October 25, 2024 The smell of peppermint mochas is in the air—and so are respiratory droplets, damn it. — Juno Demelo, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024

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“Damn it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damn%20it. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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