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In some senses, billy-be-damned is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
billy-be-damned
intj 1adj 1noun 1
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3ADJ.
cold, other
BILLY-BE-DAMNED + NOUN
fool
PREP.
out
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ADJ.
cold, other
BILLY-BE-DAMNED + NOUN
fool
PREP.
out
intj
An expletive; damn it.
He whispered to Delilah and—as mad as blazes—the pair stared daggers at me and huffed off. They might hate each other, but Billy-be-damned, they hated me more.
adj
An expletive; accursed; damned.
He's a Billy-be-damned fool if he thinks that plan will work.
noun
An expletive.
It's as cold as Billy-be-damned out there.
He whispered to Delilah and—as mad as blazes—the pair stared daggers at me and huffed off. They might hate each other, but Billy-be-damned, they hated me more.
WiktionaryHe's a Billy-be-damned fool if he thinks that plan will work.
WiktionaryIt's as cold as Billy-be-damned out there.
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In some senses, billy-be-damned is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.