doggone
doggone Lexical Profile
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• adjective
North American Used as a mild, informal intensifier to express annoyance, frustration, or emphasis.
"I cannot get this doggone lawnmower to start this morning."
• adverb
North American Extremely or very; used informally for emphasis.
"She worked doggone hard to finish the renovation on schedule."
• interjection
North American Used as a mild exclamation of annoyance, surprise, or frustration.
"Doggone, I left my reading glasses on the kitchen counter again!"
• verb
North American To curse or confound mildly (used chiefly in exclamation such as 'doggone it' or passive constructions like 'I'll be doggoned').
"Well, I'll be doggoned if he didn't solve the riddle on his first try."
• Rhymes for doggone
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the mid-19th century in American English, 'doggone' is a minced oath formed as a euphemistic alteration of 'goddamn', possibly influenced by the Scottish expression 'dagone'.