goddam

English

Etymology 1

From French goddam (“English person”), from English goddamn.

Noun

goddam (plural goddams)

1. (Gallicism, chiefly in the plural) An English person, from the perspective of a French person or in the context of French history.
   • 1991, Philip George Hill, Our Dramatic Heritage: Reactions to realism, page 90:

     That is why the goddams will take Orleans. And you cannot stop them, nor ten thousand like you.

Etymology 2

Interjection

goddam

1. (uncommon) Alternative spelling of goddamn

Anagrams

• mad dog, mad-dog, maddog

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French

Alternative forms

• goddem, goddon

Etymology

From English goddamn, in reference to the English propensity for swearing. Originally used in the Hundred Years War.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔ.dam/

Noun

goddam m (plural goddams)

1. (chiefly in the plural, ethnic slur) an English person
   • 1932, Thierry Sandre, Le corsaire Pellot qui courut pour le roi, page 81:

     Ah! ah! dit-il en riant, il serait digne d'un goddam, si les goddams savaient tirer si droit.