Noun
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something of little value
"his promise is not worth a damn"
"not worth one red cent"
"not worth shucks"
- red cent - tinker's damn - tinker's dam
Verb
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wish harm upon
invoke evil upon
"The bad witch cursed the child"
- anathemize - anathemise
Adjective
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expletives used informally as intensifiers
"he's a blasted idiot"
"it's a blamed shame"
"a blame cold winter"
"not a blessed dime"
"I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"
"he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"
"a deuced idiot"
"an infernal nuisance"
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used as expletives
"oh, damn (or goddamn)!"
Adverb
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extremely
"you are bloody right"
"Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"
- all fired