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dang /daŋ / North American English informal
adjective (also danged) used to emphasize something or to express frustration, surprise, or anger:
just get the dang car started!
every danged day, it seems like there's bad news
this is the dangedest thing I have ever seen
[as adverb] some of the stuff was just dang strange.
exclamation used for emphasis or to express frustration, surprise, or anger:
dang, I hate not knowing if this is even being read!
dang, that's a good story.
verb [with object] used in various expressions for emphasis or to express frustration, surprise, or anger:
I'll be danged!
dang me, I wish I was as strong as I used to be
dang it, Phil, stop snoring!.
– ORIGIN late 18th century: euphemism for damn.