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damme

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A dated exclamation of anger, frustration, or emphasis.
""Damme, sir, I will not be spoken to this way!" the old colonel roared."

How to Use Damme

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In plain EnglishAn archaic, theatrical way of saying "damn it," often used to sound like an old-fashioned English gentleman losing his temper.

When to use it

Rare outside of period fiction and deliberately old-fashioned speech.

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Etymology

A fused, old-fashioned spelling of "damn me."

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