Definition
A mild euphemistic oath or curse (past tense of 'dang'), used to express annoyance while avoiding stronger profanity.
Etymology
From 'dang,' which is itself a euphemistic alteration of 'damn,' likely created by metathesis (sound rearrangement) or deliberate softening for politeness in the 18th-19th centuries.
Kelly Says
'Danged' is a beautiful example of how people have always created euphemisms—it's what your grandmother said instead of swearing, and it shows language adapting to social politeness standards across generations.
Translations
CSČeština
proklety
pro-kleh-tee
DADansk
forbandet
for-ban-det
DEDeutsch
verdammt
fer-DAM-t
ELΕλληνικά
αμαρτία
a-mar-tee-ah
ESEspañol
maldito
mal-DEE-toh
FISuomi
sitäkin
see-ta-kin
HUMagyar
átkozott
ah-t-ko-zott
IDBahasa Indonesia
sial
see-al
ITItaliano
dannato
dan-NAH-toh
KO한국어
빌어먹을
bil-eo-meok-eul
MSBahasa Melayu
sial
see-al
NLNederlands
verdorie
ver-dor-ee
NONorsk
forbannet
for-ban-net
PTPortuguês
maldito
ma-LHEE-toh
RORomână
blestemat
bles-teh-mat
SVSvenska
förbannad
for-ban-nad
SWKiswahili
Mbaya
m-ba-ya
TAதமிழ்
கடவுள்
ka-ta-vull
TRTürkçe
lanet olsun
la-net ol-sun
UKУкраїнська
проклятий
pro-klyat-ee-y
VITiếng Việt
chết mẹ
chet-me
ZUZU
ngiyabani
ngi-ya-ba-nee