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What does it mean when someone says I be damned?
phrase. If someone says ‘I’m damned if I’m going to do it’ or ‘I’ll be damned if I’ll do it,’ they are emphasizing that they do not intend to do something and think it is unreasonable for anyone to expect them to do it.
What does im damned mean?
informal. used to say that you will certainly not do something: I’m polite to his ex-wife when I meet her, but I’m damned if I’m going to invite her over for dinner. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
What does God be damned mean?
/ (ˈɡɒdˈdæm) informal, mainly US and Canadian / interjection Also: God damn. an oath expressing anger, surprise, etc. adverb Also: goddam, goddam, goddamned.
What’s another word for I’ll be damned?
What is another word for I’ll be damned?
| I’ll be a monkey’s uncle | blimey |
|---|---|
| bloody hell | butter my butt and call me a biscuit |
| Christ | Christ almighty |
| crikey | fancy that |
| get out of town | get outta town |
Is I’ll be damned a cuss word?
It is considered a profanity and would therefore not be considered at all appropriate in some contexts.
Is I’ll be damned an idiom?
An expression of surprise or astonishment, especially regarding some recent revelation. I’ll be damned.
Is Darn a bad word?
Darn is a method of repairing cloth, especially knitted cloth. As an expletive, it’s a nonsense word with no meaning, thus not offensive.
Is damned a cuss word?
This is because Damn is considered a swear word in English, for historical and religious reasons (as SamBC mentioned earlier). When you want to say a swear word, but don’t want to be offensive, people create “Minced Oaths”.
What does it mean to be damned in the Bible?
A damned human “in damnation” is said to be either in Hell, or living in a state wherein they are divorced from Heaven and/or in a state of disgrace from God’s favor.