See Also: damn(medicine)
damn(1)(dictionary)
damn(2)(dictionary)
damn(dictionary)
damn 5, noun(dictionary)
damn 4, verb(dictionary)
damn 3, adjective(dictionary)
damn 2, adverb(dictionary)
damn 1, interjection(dictionary)
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damn(2) (iou)



damn noun. [dam] E17.
[from the verb.]
An utterance of the word 'damn'; an oath, an imprecation. E17.
R. B. Sheridan The best terms will grow obsolete. Damns have had their day.
A negligible amount (in not care a damn, not give a damn, not worth a damn, etc.). colloq. M18.
not care a tinker's damn, not worth a tinker's damn: see TINKER noun 1.
Ld Macaulay How they settle the matter I care not..one twopenny damn.