dad-gummed

or dad-gum

[ dad-guhmd ]

/ ˈdædˈgʌmd /

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adjective, adverb

damned (used as a euphemism to express anger, irritation, surprise, etc.).

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Origin of dad-gummed

1940–45, Americanism; euphemistic alteration of goddamned

Words nearby dad-gummed

Daddah, daddy, daddy-longlegs, daddy-o, daddy track, dad-gummed, dad-in-law, dad joke, dado, dado head, Dadra and Nagar Haveli