adjective
- used as a mild oath to express annoyance or emphasis
Usage: informal; euphemistic
adverb
- used to emphasize or intensify
Usage: informal; euphemistic
Examples
- That doggoned car won’t start again.
- I can’t find my doggoned keys anywhere.
- This is a doggoned difficult problem to solve.
- The weather has been doggoned hot this week.
- He’s doggoned stubborn about changing his mind.
- That doggoned dog keeps barking all night.
- I’m doggoned tired of waiting for the bus.