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damn | dyc |

As a verb damn

is (theology|transitive|intransitive) to condemn to hell.

As an adjective damn

is (profane) fucking; bloody.

As an adverb damn

is (profane) very, extremely.

As an interjection damn

is (profane).

As a noun damn

is the use of "damn" as a curse.

damn

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (theology, transitive, intransitive) To condemn to hell.
    • The official position is that anyone who does this will be damned for all eternity.
    Only God can ''damn.'' — ''I '''damn you eternally, fiend!
  • To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment; to sentence; to censure.
  • * Shakespeare
    • He shall not live; look, with a spot I damn him.
  • To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
    • I’m afraid that if I speak out on this, I’ll be damned as a troublemaker.
  • To condemn as unfit, harmful, of poor quality, unsuccessful, invalid, immoral or illegal.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • You are not so arrant a critic as to damn them [the works of modern poets] without hearing.
  • (profane) To curse; put a curse upon.
    • That man stole my wallet. Damn him!
  • (archaic) To invoke damnation; to curse.
  • * Goldsmith:
    • while I inwardly damn .

    Related terms

    * damnation * damned * damnable * dammit * give a damn * tinker's damn * goddammit * God damn, goddamn * goddamned * damn skippy * damn straight * damn by association * damn with faint praise * damn the torpedoes * damn your eyes * damn your hide

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (profane) Fucking; bloody.
    • Shut the damn door!

    Synonyms

    * see also

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (profane) Very, extremely.
    • That car was going damn fast!

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (profane)

    • Derived terms

    * dayum * darn * dizamn

    Synonyms

    * see also '''

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The use of "damn" as a curse.
    • said a few damns and left
  • (profane) A small, negligible quantity, being of little value.
    • The new hires aren't worth a damn .
  • (profane) The smallest amount of concern or consideration.
    • I don’t give a damn .

    dyc

    English

    (Damned yellow composite) ===(en)=== (head)
  • (botany) damn (or damned) yellow composite; any hard-to-identify yellow-flowered member of the sunflower family (Compositae).
  • * 1981 , Kent Dannen, Donna Dannen, Rocky Mountain Wildflowers? , page 29
    • At times, it seems as though all flowers are D. Y. C.' s, but these brash newcomers of all colors account for
  • * 1989 , Janice J. Schofield, Richard W. Tyler, Discovering Wild Plants: Alaska, Western Canada, the Northwest? , page 131
    • Herbalist Michael Moore describes Arnica as a "DYC ," or "damn yellow composite." For beginners studying flora, the yellow members of this family tend to cause confusion.
  • * 2002 , Graham Nicholls, Alpine Plants of North America , page 145
    • Hymenoxys richardsonii'', like ''H. acaulis , covers a very wide range and could possibly come into the category of "just another D.Y.C. " (Damned Yellow Composite).
  • * 2008 , James Luther Davis, The Northwest Nature Guide , page 205
    • The most common though sometimes difficult to tell apart yellow members of the sunflower family are arnicas, groundsels, goldenrods, and mountain-dandelions. There are so many confusing members of this family that some botanizers use the term DYC for "damn yellow composite."

    Related terms

    * DWC

    See also

    * LBJ (birdwatching)