doggone
/ˈdɔɡɡɑn/
adjective
- Used to express annoyance or emphasis; damned (a mild exclamation).
- The doggone dog keeps barking all night.
- That doggone car won't start again!
- I can't find my doggone keys anywhere.
Antonyms
interjection
- An exclamation of mild annoyance or surprise.
- Doggone, that was a close call!
- Doggone it, the store is already closed.
- Doggone! I forgot to buy milk.
verb
- To damn or curse mildly (usually used in the phrase 'I'll be doggoned').
- Well, I'll be doggoned if that isn't the best pie I've ever tasted!
- He doggoned the broken machine under his breath.
- I'll be doggoned if I know the answer to that question.