Plural of 'goddam,' meaning curses or condemnations uttered while invoking God.
From 'goddam' or 'goddamn' (god + damn) with the regular plural suffix -s. The spelling 'goddam' without the 'n' represents a variant spelling, possibly influenced by pronunciation.
The word 'goddam' without the final 'n' is particularly common in older texts and represents how spoken language shapes written forms—people naturally drop the 'n' in casual speech, and printers followed suit.
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