Used as a mild oath or exclamation expressing strong disapproval or frustration; cursed or damned.
Compound of 'God' and 'damned,' an oath invoking God's judgment. Common in English since the 1500s as a euphemistic alternative to stronger curses.
Medieval speakers actually considered 'goddamn' dangerously blasphemous—literally calling on God to curse something—but now it's mild enough that you might hear it on broadcast television!
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