Definition
Used as a mild oath or exclamation expressing strong disapproval or frustration; cursed or damned.
Etymology
Compound of 'God' and 'damned,' an oath invoking God's judgment. Common in English since the 1500s as a euphemistic alternative to stronger curses.
Kelly Says
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!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አንድ
en-deh aan-de
CACatalà
maldita
mal-dee-ta
DADansk
for fanden
for fon-den
DEDeutsch
verdammt
fer-dammt
ESEspañol
maldita
mal-dee-ta
FRFrançais
putain
poo-tane
GUGU
ગુજરાતી
goo-jara-tee
HUMagyar
piszkos
pees-kos
IDBahasa Indonesia
sial
see-al
ITItaliano
dannato
dan-nah-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
sial
see-al
NLNederlands
verdomme
ver-dom-meh
NONorsk
for faen
for fay-n
PTPortuguês
porra
por-rah
RORomână
blestemat
bles-te-mat
SWKiswahili
mungu
moon-goo
TLTL
putang-ina
poo-tan-gee-nah
VITiếng Việt
chết tiệt
cheht tee-et
ZUZU
ngiy'ngiy'
ngee-ngee