English [ edit ] Alternative forms [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] God damn
Pronunciation [ edit ] ( interjection ) IPA (key ) : /ˌɡɒdˈdæm/ ( intensifier ) IPA (key ) : /ˈɡɒd.dæm/ Interjection [ edit ] goddamn
( slang ) An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration. Synonyms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ]
an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration
Arabic: اللَعْنَة ( al-laʿna )
Bulgarian проклятие! (bg) ( prokljatie! )
Catalan: me cago en Déu me cago en Déu, en la creu i en el fuster que la féu
Chinese:
Mandarin: 他媽的 (zh) , 他妈的 (zh) ( tāmāde ) , 該死 (zh) , 该死 (zh) ( gāisǐ ) , 糟糕 (zh) ( zāogāo )
Danish: for fanden satans for helvede fuck (da)
Dutch: verdomme! (nl) , godverdomme! (nl)
Estonian: kurat! (et) , pärgel!
Finnish: perkele! (fi) , saatana! (fi) , jumalauta! (fi)
French: diable! (fr) , merde! (fr) , bon Dieu de merde!
German: verdammt noch mal gottverdammt (de)
Hungarian: a francba a fenébe (hu) , a jó életbe az istenit a franc essen bele a rohadt életbe a szentségit
Indonesian: sialan! (id) , brengsek! (id) , setan! (id) , iblis! (id) , jahanam! (id) , keparat! (id) , kurang ajar! (id)
Italian: porco Dio! porcodio! m merda! (it) , cazzo! (it) , minchia! (it) , dannazione! (it) , maledetto! (it) , diavolo! (it)
Japanese: しまった ( shimatta ) , 畜生 (ja) ( ちくしょう, chikushō )
Korean: 아뿔싸 (ko) ( appulssa )
Malay: tak guna! (ms)
Northern Sami: beargalat! sáhtán!
Polish: cholera! (pl)
Portuguese: caramba! (pt) , droga! (pt)
Romanian: dar-ar dracii!
Russian: ( lit. devil take (it) ) чёрт возьми́! ( čórt vozʹmí! ) , чёрт побери́! ( čórt poberí! ) ; прокля́тье! (ru) ( prokljátʹje! ) , чёрт (ru) ( čort ) , зара́за! (ru) ( zaráza! ) , блядь (ru) ( bljadʹ ) ( vulgar, more common )
Spanish: ¡hostia! (es) f ¡me cago en Dios! (es) , ¡joder! (es) , ¡su puta madre! rediós (es)
Swedish: djävlar! (sv) , satan! (sv) , fan! (sv)
Turkish: kahretsin! lanet olsun!
Udmurt: шайтан! ( šajtan! ) , албасты! ( albasty! )
Adjective [ edit ] goddamn (not comparable )
( derogatory ) Damned by God .( vulgar , offensive ) Used as an intensifier.
2019 July 26, Charles P. Pierce, “Congress Should Not Go on Vacation for Six Goddamn Weeks”, in Esquire [1] I know this may seem a bit out of the box, but isn't this a particularly lousy time in history for the Congress to go on vacation for six goddamn weeks.
Where's the goddamn cartridge? You were in the background; you were a goddamn extra! That's good enough! Synonyms [ edit ] Synonyms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ]
intensifier
Arabic: مَلْعُون m ( malʿūn )
Bulgarian: пуст (bg) ( pust ) , проклет (bg) ( proklet )
Danish: satans helvedes
Dutch: verdomd (nl) , vervloekt (nl)
Erzya: сюдозь-азозь ( sjudozʹ-azozʹ )
Estonian: kuradima
Finnish: perkeleen saatanan helvetin (fi)
French: en diable (fr) , sacré (fr)
German: verdammt (de) , gottverdammt (de) , verflucht (de) , höllisch (de)
Greenlandic: -palaarsuaq
Hungarian: átkozott (hu) , rohadt (hu) , istenverte (hu) , kibaszott (hu) , kurva (hu)
Indonesian: laknat (id) , jahanam (id) , keparat (id) , brengsek (id) , sialan (id)
Northern Sami: helveha
Polish: cholera (pl) , do diaska (pl) , do diabła (pl) , kurka (pl)
Portuguese: maldito (pt) m amaldiçoado (pt) m do caramba o raio do
Romanian: blestemat (ro) m blestemată f
Russian: ( damned ) прокля́тый (ru) ( prokljátyj ) , про́клятый (ru) ( prókljatyj ) , чёртов (ru) ( čórtov ) ( devil's ) , ебаный (ru) ( jebanyj ) ( vulgar )
Serbo-Croatian: prokleti (sh) m
Spanish: puto (es)
Swedish: jävla (sv) , satans (sv) , helvetes (sv)
goddamn (plural goddamns
Alternative form of goddam ( “ an English person, from French perspective ” )
2009 , Shane K. Bernard, The Cajuns: Americanization of a People (page 72)
The goddamns (British soldiers) are coming / To steal your children. / Awaken! Awaken! / Acadian men / To save our heritage. 