A mild curse word expressing anger, frustration, or annoyance when something goes wrong or disappoints you.
A contraction and intensification of 'damn it,' combining the verb 'damn' (from Latin 'damnare' meaning 'to condemn') with the pronoun 'it,' used as an expletive since the 1800s.
Linguists call 'damnit' and similar expletives 'function words' that don't add meaning but serve emotional release—studies show cursing actually increases pain tolerance, so saying 'damnit!' during an injury makes physical sense!
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