Goddamndest

/ɡɑˈdæmdəst/ adjective

Definition

A superlative form meaning 'the most extreme or impressive' example of something, used in emphatic expressions like 'the goddamndest thing I ever saw.'

Etymology

From 'goddamned' (past participle of goddamn) plus the superlative suffix -est. The superlative typically compares three or more things, but here it's used colloquially for emphasis rather than strict comparison.

Kelly Says

English speakers love intensifying superlatives by adding curse words—'goddamndest' takes an already emphatic adjective and adds a religious curse to make it even stronger, showing how profanity serves a grammatical function in casual speech.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በጣም አይደለም
be-ta-m ay-de-lem
ARالعربية
أبشع
ab-shaa'
BNবাংলা
সবচেয়ে বদ
so-bo-che-ye bod
CACatalà
més maldit
més mal-dit
CSČeština
nejzatravenejší
nej-zatra-ve-nej-shee
DADansk
helst forbandet
helsht for-ban-det
DEDeutsch
verdammtster
fer-dammt-ster
ELΕλληνικά
το πιο κατάρα
to pyo-ee ka-ta-ra
ESEspañol
más jodido
mas ho-dee-doh
FAفارسی
بدترین
bad-te-reen
FISuomi
kaikkein helvetin
kai-kkein hel-ve-tin
FRFrançais
le plus emmerdante
lu pluh em-er-dan
GUGU
સૌથી ખરાબ
sau-thi kha-rab
HAHA
mafi kusa
ma-fi ku-sa
HEעברית
הכי נורא
ha-chi no-ra
HIहिन्दी
सबसे ग़लत
sabse ghalat
HUMagyar
legát átkosabb
leg-a-t átkos-abb
IDBahasa Indonesia
terburuk
ter-bu-ruk
IGIG
kacha mma
ka-cha mma
ITItaliano
più dannato
pì dan-nah-toh
JA日本語
ひどすぎる
hido sugiru
KKKK
ең ауру
en au-ru
KMKM
ដំបូង អាក្រក់
dam-boung a-k-rak
KO한국어
가장 빌어먹을
ga-jan bil-eo-meok-eol
MRMR
सर्वात वाईट
sar-va-at vai-t
MSBahasa Melayu
terburuk
ter-bu-ruk
MYမြန်မာ
အကြီးဆုံး ကြောက်
ah-khee-sone kyao-k
NLNederlands
het ergste
het er-gste
NONorsk
helst forbannet
helsht for-ban-net
PAPA
ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਖ਼ਰਾਬ
sabh ton kh-ra-ab
PLPolski
najbardziej przeklęty
na-jbo-le-e-pro-klee-teh-nee
PTPortuguês
mais condenado
mais kon-deh-nah-doh
RORomână
cel mai blestemat
cel mai bles-te-mat
RUРусский
самый чертов
sam-y chyor-tov
SVSvenska
helst förbannad
helsht for-ban-nad
SWKiswahili
mbaya zaidi
m-ba-ya zi-dai-ri
TAதமிழ்
சிறந்த கெட்ட
si-rnt-ta ket-ta
TEతెలుగు
వెరైతే
ve-rai-the
THไทย
แย่ที่สุด
yae-tee-sut
TLTL
pinakamasama
pi-na-ka-ma-sa-ma
TRTürkçe
en lanet olası
en la-net o-la-si
UKУкраїнська
найстрашніший
nays-tra-sh-ni-shee
URاردو
سب سے بری
sab se b-ree
VITiếng Việt
kinh tởm nhất
kinh to-rm nhāt
YOYO
Ẹni ti o ni ọgbọ
Eh-ni ti o ni og-bo
ZH中文
最该死
zuì gāi sǐ
ZUZU
inkulu kangaka
in-ku-lu kan-ga-ka

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