God-damn - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
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Goddam, from late 14th c. English "God" + "damn," means a reproachful oath; origin traces to Old French "godon," used derogatorily for Englishmen.

It’s just another French word we fucked up.

“fraud, deception, humbug”

  • davel [he/him]@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 years ago

    IDK, “TIL ‘god damn’ does actually refer to God.”? It doesn’t make for a very interesting post, though, because most people already think that.