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Dutch
Etymology
Univerbation of God + verdomme. Literally, “God dammit, may God damn”. The -me is not the pronoun me, but represents the dated subjunctive suffix -e (preceded by a second -m- to mark the penultimate syllable as closed and the pronunciation of its vowel as short).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɣɔt.fərˈdɔ.mə/, /ˌɣɔt.fɛrˈdɔ.mə/
- Hyphenation: god‧ver‧dom‧me
Interjection
godverdomme
- (vulgar, potentially offensive) Goddamn!
- (vulgar, potentially offensive) fuck!
Usage notes
- Offensive to devout Christians, for uttering God's name in vain.
- A very common imprecation with an elaborate variety of minced variants (such as gedverdemme) and intensified, dysphemistic derivations (such as godverdetyfus).
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