adj, intj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To damn; to curse. US, dialectal

   "[…] doggoning something or other with deep sincerity."

Adjective

1. 1
   Euphemistic form of goddamned. US, dialectal, euphemistic, form-of, no-comparative

   "I lost my doggone keys again!"

Intj

1. 1
   Euphemistic form of goddamned, an expression of anger or annoyance. US, dialectal, euphemistic, form-of

   "Doggone! I lost my keys again."

Synonyms

All synonyms

blamedblankety blankblastedblessedblindingbloody

Example

More examples

"I'm so doggone exhausted, I can't even think straight."

Etymology

Minced oath of goddamn or goddamned.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.