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  2. Damnation - Wikipedia

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    During the 18th century and until about 1930, the use of damn as an expletive was considered a severe profanity and was mostly avoided in print. The expression "not worth a damn" was recorded in 1802. [1] The use of damn as an adjective, short for damned, was recorded in 1775. Damn Yankee (a Southern US term for "Northerner") dates back to 1812.

  3. Damn (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Damn usually refers to damnation, a condemnation, usually by a god; frequently used as a profanity. Damn may also refer to: Music. Damn (band), a funk-rock and ...

  4. Gyatt - Wikipedia

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    Gyatt (/ ɡ j ɑː t / ⓘ) (also commonly spelled as Gyat) is a term from African-American Vernacular English originally used in exclamation, such as "gyatt damn".In the 2020s, the word experienced a semantic shift and gained the additional meaning of "a person, usually a woman, with large and attractive buttocks and sometimes an hourglass figure".

  5. The kids are saying ‘GYAT’: What does it mean? - AOL

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    Urban Dictionary explains that ... "Dayum is a stylized way of saying damn, usually used to indicate surprise, with humorous intent, rather than in response to injury,” John H McWhorter, ...

  6. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    little or nothing at all; "I asked for a pay rise and they gave me bugger all"; "I know bugger all about plants"; damn all. US: zip , jack or (offensive) jack shit . Usage is rare in the US.

  7. Dammit Janet - Wikipedia

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    "Dammit Janet" is the second number in the stage production following the prologue, and is performed as a duet. Act one, scene 1 opens directly on Brad and Janet as they are waving goodbye to newly wedded friends Ralph and Betty Hapschatt.

  8. Swedish profanity - Wikipedia

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    Some commonly used profanity is borrowed from other languages, such as English: Shit vad snygg hon är ('Damn, [clarification needed] she looks good'), German: Det var en scheissefilm ('That was a crappy movie'), [clarification needed] and Finnish: Perkele! (the latter usually for comic effect).

  9. Finnish profanity - Wikipedia

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    Piru, meaning devil, is not always considered a swearword but sometimes used in a similar fashion to the word damn: "Piru vieköön" (lit. "let (the) Devil take (it)"). A more proper word for devil is paholainen.