dang

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verb

danged

dang

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adjective or adverb

: damned

Examples of dang in a Sentence

Adjective or adverb we've driven too dang far to turn around now we need to go shovel the dang snow again
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective or adverb
Love is in the air – love between psycho soulmates, love that's not skin deep, and love for stuff that will scare your dang pants off. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024 Is the dang hat an amazing and eloquent comment by Cabello on having to swim in the fishbowl of fame? Guy Martin, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 The polar bear in the show’s pilot was one of its initial big, buzzy mysteries, and the series never had someone explain just why those dang polar bears were on the damn Island in the first place! Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024 The Red Rock Scenic Byway in Arizona is just too dang pretty. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for dang 

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

euphemism

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1797, in the meaning defined above

Adjective Or Adverb

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dang was circa 1797

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“Dang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dang. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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