as in freaking
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
we need to go shovel the dang snow again
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as in damn
to a great degree
we've driven too dang far to turn around now
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as in to darn
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Recent Examples of dang
Clio Chang, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2025
Chip shows the video to Alex, who, not knowing what else to do and feeling pretty dang guilty about not signing the travel docs to cover for her, hands the video over to UBN legal, Celine, and Ben.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
The ice packs had long melted, but the cans of soda were pretty dang refreshing.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
The only problem, my dear reader, is that there are simply too many dang smashburgers.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 May 2024
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Adjective
The triplex, which has five terraces, eight balconies, and six wood-burning fireplaces, seems like a much better investment than that dang ferry.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2025
Chip shows the video to Alex, who, not knowing what else to do and feeling pretty dang guilty about not signing the travel docs to cover for her, hands the video over to UBN legal, Celine, and Ben.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
The ice packs had long melted, but the cans of soda were pretty dang refreshing.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
The only problem, my dear reader, is that there are simply too many dang smashburgers.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dang
Adjective
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There’s gonna be some comedy at the beginning and then there’s gonna be freaking reggaeton!—
Suzy Exposito,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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That itself should be a freaking movie.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Or damn near the entire overtime period, as Oettinger fended off shot after shot, the 11th one finally getting past as Matt Boldy won a puck battle in the corner, went straight to the top of the blue paint, and deflected in a Jared Spurgeon shot for the game-winner.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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And therein lies screenwriter John Logan’s and director Antoine Fuqua’s damn near insurmountable hurdle.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The concept alone is sheer brilliance: Wile E. Coyote, after decades of ACME equipment failing him in his efforts to catch that darned Road Runner, decides to sue the corporation.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Apr. 2026
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NDAs be darned, the men of Taylor Frankie Paul’s Bachelorette season have begun to speak out!—
Glamour,
Glamour,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Welcome indeed to Widow’s Bay, both the island located 40 miles off the coast of New England and the fantastic Apple TV+ series about that (possibly) (probably) (come on, definitely) cursed island.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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His film Ring, directed by Hideo Nakata, centered on a cursed videotape that kills viewers seven days after watching it.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But Cleveland State was, in fact, a damned good basketball team, as were most of the double-digit seed winners in NCAA Tournament history.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
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And damned if Love isn’t willing to talk, sometimes candidly and other times in maddeningly vague terms, about all the hell she’s gone through to get to right now.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Maine, too, saw its COVID numbers increase dramatically despite extremely high vaccination uptake.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Even from my extremely suboptimal vantage point in the very front corner of the theater, I was awed by the depth and crispness of the 3D imagery.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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However, the path to the starting lineup may not be terribly long a wait for Parker.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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All told, the destructive flooding killed at least 136 people along a several-mile stretch of the river, raising questions about how things went so terribly wrong.—
Jim Vertuno,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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This other cousin is now in her mid-70s and has always enjoyed a very luxurious life due to the business success of her father – my uncle – and our grandfather.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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With the naked eye and especially through good binoculars, its conjunction with a slender crescent moon on May 18 will be very pleasing to see.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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“Dang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dang. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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