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dad-blasted

[ dad-blas-tid, -blahs- ]
/ ˈdædˈblæs tɪd, -ˈblɑs- /
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adjective, adverb
damned (used as a euphemism in expressions of surprise, disgust, anger, etc.): The dad-blasted door won't lock. What makes you so dad-blasted stubborn?
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Origin of dad-blasted

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby dad-blasted

dad, dada, dadah, Dad and Dave, dad-blamed, dad-blasted, dad bod, dad-burned, Dadd, Daddah, daddy
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How to use dad-blasted in a sentence

  • Them dad-blasted Restercrats a secedin' out'n the United States.

    Mingo|Joel Chandler Harris
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