Billy-be-damned

adj, intj, noun, slang

adj, intj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An expletive. colloquial, uncountable

    "It's as cold as Billy-be-damned out there."

Adjective
  1. 1
    An expletive; accursed; damned. colloquial, not-comparable

    "He's a Billy-be-damned fool if he thinks that plan will work."

Intj
  1. 1
    An expletive; damn it. colloquial

    "He whispered to Delilah and—as mad as blazes—the pair stared daggers at me and huffed off. They might hate each other, but Billy-be-damned, they hated me more."

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"He whispered to Delilah and—as mad as blazes—the pair stared daggers at me and huffed off. They might hate each other, but Billy-be-damned, they hated me more."

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