Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
GODDAMN
blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal
(adjective) expletives used informally as intensifiers; “he’s a blasted idiot”; “it’s a blamed shame”; “a blame cold winter”; “not a blessed dime”; “I’ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I’ll do any such thing”; “he’s a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool”; “a deuced idiot”; “an infernal nuisance”
damn, goddamn
(adjective) used as expletives; “oh, damn (or goddamn)!”
goddam, goddamn, goddamned
(adverb) extremely; “you are goddamn right!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Interjection
goddamn
(slang) An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitment or frustration.
Synonyms
• gods damn (polytheistic)
Adjective
goddamn (not comparable)
(pejorative) Damned by God.
(vulgar, offensive) Used as an intensifier.
Synonyms
• godsdamn (polytheistic)
• goddamned
• gorram, dadgum
Synonyms
• See also damned
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
20 June 2024
INSIGNIFICANTLY
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
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