godverdomme
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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
Interjection
godverdomme
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).
Derived terms
- gadverdamme
- gedverdemme
- gedverderrie
- goddomme
- godver, potver
- godverdekanker
- godverdetyfus
- godverdorie, potverdorie
- verdomme
Related terms
- nondeju
- godverkanker (highly offensive)
Descendants
- → Indonesian: hotperdom
- → Walloon: godferdom
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