damn straight
Without doubt, certainly, for sure.
Near-synonyms: damn right, damn skippy, fucking A; absolutely, bet one's life
damn
/ˈdæm/
verb 5noun 5adj 1adv 1intj 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
bad, bad, fast, late, long, prepared, shut, underground
VERB + DAMN
book, came, care, dance, doesn't, don't, give, going
DAMN + NOUN
batteries, cream, cv, door, drawer, fiend, freaks, ice
PREP.
about, from, in, in, on, than, through
ADV.
eternally, fucking, only
Definitions
verb
1
To condemn.
The official position is that anyone who does this will be damned for all eternity.
Only God can damn.
2
To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.
He shall not live; look, with a spot I damn him.
Lack of access to support services can damn children with disabilities and lesser means to lives where they never harness their full range of abilities.
3
To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
I’m afraid that if I speak out on this, I’ll be damned as a troublemaker.
4
To condemn as unfit, harmful, invalid, immoral or illegal.
1708 November 8, Alexander Pope, letter to Henry Cromwell You are not so arrant a critic as to damn them [the works of modern poets] […] without hearing.
Homosexuality and suicide have some common characteristics. Both are damned by the Western Judeo-Christian culture as sins (although the latter has only been considered such since the sixth century).
5
To curse; put a curse upon.
That man stole my wallet. Damn him!
adj
1
Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.
Shut the damn door!
Damn freaks!
adv
1
Very; extremely.
That car was going damn fast!
How are you damn quick?
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — expletives used informally as intensifiers
adjective — used as expletives
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
damn the torpedoes
Used to dismiss the risks of a dangerous action.
There's too much attention paid to the wrong issues. Let's just damn the torpedoes and get it done.
give a damn
To be concerned about, have an interest in, to care (about something).
He doesn't give a damn about your child's painting, he's just interested in the gold frame.
damn with faint praise
To provide praise that is minimal or inconsequential, implying that such praise is the best that could be said.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer.
damn right
Expresses enthusiastic support or opposition, agreement or disagreement, certainty or emphasis.
Near-synonym: damn straight
Example Bank
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The official position is that anyone who does this will be damned for all eternity.
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Only God can damn.
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I damn you eternally, fiend!
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Shut the damn door!
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Damn freaks!
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Damn psychos!
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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In some senses, damn is marked as vulgar. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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