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dang

An expression of annoyance or frustration. Dang, the library closed five minutes ago—I knew I should have left the house earlier. Did Helen already leave? Dang!

that's for danged sure

That is absolutely certain; that's the truth. "Danged" is a milder substitute for "damned." We'll have our work cut out for us, that's for danged sure! A: "I'm sorry, boss. It won't happen again." B: "Well that's for danged sure, otherwise you're fired!"

See also: dang, sure

that's for dang sure

That is absolutely certain; that's the truth. "Dang" "Dang" is a milder substitute for "damn." We'll have our work cut out for us, that's for dang sure! A: "I'm sorry, boss. It won't happen again." B: "Well that's for dang sure, otherwise you're fired!"

See also: dang, sure

dang sure

Absolutely certain. "Dang" is a milder substitute for "damn." We'll have our work cut out for us, that's for dang sure! I'm going to make dang sure nothing like this happens again. This is a risky move. You'd better be dang sure it will work.

See also: dang, sure

danged sure

Absolutely certain. "Danged" is a milder substitute for "damned." We'll have our work cut out for us, that's for danged sure! I'm going to make danged sure nothing like this happens again. This is a risky move. You'd better be danged sure it will work.

See also: dang, sure

gol dern

A word used to express frustration or annoyance, typically as an intensifier. An alteration of "goddamn." What is all this gol dern junk doing here? Why won't anyone listen to me, gol dern it?

gol dang

A word used to express frustration or annoyance, typically as an intensifier. An alteration of "goddamn." What is all this gol dang junk doing here? Why won't anyone listen to me, gol dang it?

gol dern

and gol dang

Rur. God damn.; God-damned. Gol dern it, Mary, shut the screen door! Them bugs is get-tin' in here in droves. The gol dang car's in the shop again.

That's for dang sure!

Rur. That is quite certain! (The formulaic response to That's for sure!. The accent is always on the dang.) Tom: That's for sure! Jane: That's for dang sure! Sally: We'll be there and that's for sure! Bill: Yup! That's for dang sure!

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It is why McCain was able to make amends merely by appearing on television with a border county sheriff and saying "complete the danged fence" Even some leaders in the restrictionist movement are easily swayed, as evidenced by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's endorsement of Rick Perry for president long after the Texas governor ceased to lead in national polls and despite his record on immigration.

Immigration impasse: does a defeat in Arizona spell doom for restrictionists?

Now I'll be danged if I got me a "DINK" on the big, flat-head screwtop at the end of my tube on my tubefed, lever-action stainless steel shorty .

Dinked

The next week I was danged if that Police Chief Bill Blair didn't go on national radio and claim the whole thing was a setup 'cause the tape was tampered with.

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Edward Kennedy in 2007, Arizona Senator John McCain did an about-face on the issue in a campaign ad demanding the federal government "complete the danged fence.

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Someone else baked the kolaches, but the bread was Dana's responsibility, and danged if a lot of people didn't say it was better than before.

A MAN FROM WILBER

Which it was--we danged near froze after we sat down in our soaking clothes and waited for daybreak.

Turkey time get ready to gobble

Conner, I'm sick and danged tired of you making me cry.

Makes me wanna ..

The only visual jolt is the fleeting appearance of a spacey girl (Elissa Piszel)--and the larger metaphorical presence of that danged horse, of course.

Kicking a Dead Horse

People in the community want to know when that danged Dunkin' Donuts is finally going to move in.

Rolling the dice: media companies have high hopes that hyperlocal news online will bolster their newspapers' futures. But early returns suggest the financial outlook for such ventures is not bright

Soon he's groping bordello babes, cheating at poker and demanding a shoot-out with any danged varmint with the temerity to ask what he's hiding up his sleeve.

GETTING YOUR JUST DESSERTS; EATING OUT

But that danged sunset--how could something so beautiful be so maddening?

Whitetails in the Corner Pocket: how to hunt a productive but often overlooked deer funnel

An editor, responding to the question how could such a thing happen, said simply: "That reporter didn't know a danged thing.

Corrections, however painful or funny, needed for credibility

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