doggone

adjectiveinterjectionverbattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈdɒɡ.ɒn//
United States//ˈdɑɡ.ɑn//

To damn; to curse.

adjective

1
Also a form of goddamnedEuphemistic form of goddamned.
I lost my doggone keys again!
"Hist!" exclaimed Black George. "I'll be dog-gone ef [if] I don't think we're chawed [chewed] up this time, sure as sin!"

Etymology

Minced oath of goddamn or goddamned.

interjection

1
Also a form of goddamnedEuphemistic form of goddamned, an expression of anger or annoyance.
Doggone! I lost my keys again.

verb

1
To damn; to curse.
[…] doggoning something or other with deep sincerity.

Forms

superlative: doggonest
past tense: doggoned
past participle: doggoned
present participle: doggoning
third person singular: doggones

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doggone · To damn; to curse.

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