dang
dang Lexical Profile
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• interjection
North American Used as a mild exclamation to express annoyance, disappointment, surprise, or frustration.
"Dang, I left my wallet on the kitchen counter again!"
• adjective
North American Used as a mild intensifier to express annoyance, frustration, or emphasis (a euphemism for 'damned').
"I cannot get this dang lawnmower to start."
• adverb
North American To a great degree; very or extremely (used as a mild intensive).
"It is way too dang hot outside to be doing yard work today."
• verb
North American To curse or condemn mildly (used as a euphemism for 'damn', especially in the phrase 'dang it').
"Dang it all, the train just pulled out of the station without us."
• Rhymes for dang
Word Origin & Etymology
Originated in the late 18th century as a minced oath and euphemistic alteration of 'damn', probably influenced by 'hang'.