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401 Etymology dictionary, p. dash (v.).2
… for damn. Related: Dashed; dashing .
402 Etymology dictionary, p. dem.2
representing pronunciation of them in Jamaican speech, from 1868. As a minced form of damn, attested from late 14c.
403 Etymology dictionary, p. dog-gone (adj.).2
… god-damned " [Weekley]. But Mencken favors the theory that it is "a blend form of dog on it; in fact it is still often used with it following. It is thus a brother to the …
404 Etymology dictionary, p. god-damn.1
god-damn
405 Etymology dictionary, p. god-damn.2
also goddamn, late 14c., "the characteristic national oath of Englishmen" [Century Dictionary]. from God + damn (v.). Goddam (Old French godon, 14c.) was said to have been a term of reproach applied to the English by the French.
406 Etymology dictionary, p. goldarn (adj.).2
1832, American English, euphemistic deformation of God-damn .
407 Etymology dictionary, p. hell-fired (adj.).2
a euphemism for damned attested from 1756. See hellfire .
408 Etymology dictionary, p. hydrant (n.).2
"apparatus for drawing water from a street main," 1806, from Greek hydr-, stem of hydor "water" (from suffixed form of PIE root *wed- (1) "water; wet") + -ant. OED double-damns it as "Irregularly formed" and "of U.S. origin."
409 Etymology dictionary, p. indemnity (n.).2
… " (see damn ). Meaning "legal exemption" is from 1640s; sense of "compensation for loss" is from 1793. Related: Indemnitor; indemnitee .
410 Etymology dictionary, p. P.D.Q..2
… pretty damn quick, attested from 1875 in "The Mighty Dollar" a popular play of the day featuring the character Bardwell Slote, a simple, greedy, bloviating U.S …
411 Etymology dictionary, p. perish (v.).2
… , be damned," from periss- present participle stem of Old French perir "perish, be lost, be shipwrecked" (12c.), from Latin perire "to be lost, perish," literally "to go through …
412 Etymology dictionary, p. provocateur (n.).2
… commits damning or illegal acts in the name of a group, or who encourages group members to commit them so as to damage its reputation or draw down punishment …
413 Etymology dictionary, p. qualified (adj.).2
1580s, "fitted by accomplishments or endowments;" 1590s, "affected by some degree of restriction or modification;" past-participle adjective from qualify (v.). By 1886 and into mid-20c. as a British English euphemism for bloody or damned .
414 Etymology dictionary, p. safe (adj.).2
… , not damned;" from Old French sauf "protected, watched-over; assured of salvation," from Latin salvus "uninjured, in good health, safe," which is related to salus "good …
415 Etymology dictionary, p. supralapsarian (adj.).2
… be damned and others redeemed, with -ian + supralapsary, from supra- "above, beyond" + Latin lapsus "a fall" (see lapse (n.)). The opposite of infralapsarian. Also as a noun …
416 Etymology dictionary, p. telegram (n.).2
… was damned in the cradle by purists, some of whome pointed out that the correct formation would be telegrapheme .
417 Etymology dictionary, p. toot (v.).2
… you're damned tootin' ) is attested from 1932, American English. Reduplicated form rootin' tootin' "noisy, rambunctious" is recorded by 1924.
418 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Apocryphal Acts, the Separate Acts.35
… the damned, which remind one of the Apocalypse of Peter.
419 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Condemn; Condemnation.7
… words "damn" and "damnation," substituting "judge," "condemn," "judgment," "condemnation." This is proper, since the word damn (Latin, damnare, "to inflict loss" upon a person …
420 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Condemn; Condemnation.8
… ): "is damned if he eat" ( Romans 14:23; 1 Corinthians 11:32 the King James Version; the Revised Version (British and American) "condemned"). See also Mark 16:16; 2 Peter 2 …