dammit

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.

   • "No plot! Why, dammit girl, it's all plot, woven about that most fascinating of human problems, the Electra complex!"
   • Rahneesh: For the last time, my name isn’t Rahneesh! My parents named me Esther, dammit!
2. 2

   The saying of the interjection, used as a general measure of anything.

   • ... my life at Cannes was as blameless as dammit.
   • ... and I may say that I was as limpid as dammit.
   • Get us about, quick as dammit! Clew up tops'ls, there!
3. 3

   A fastener used for military medals, name tags or other things that are pinned to a…

   A fastener used for military medals, name tags or other things that are pinned to a uniform; a clutch, a clutchback.

   • We couldn't find enough dammits (a cap that goes over the pin to hold it on). We were lucky to find our name tags.

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