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doggone

1 doggone /ˈdɑːgˈgɑːn/ interjection
1 doggone
/ˈdɑːgˈgɑːn/
interjection
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOGGONE
US, informal + somewhat old-fashioned
used as a more polite form of damn
2 doggone /ˈdɑːgˈgɑːn/ verb
2 doggone
/ˈdɑːgˈgɑːn/
verb
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOGGONE
US, informal + somewhat old-fashioned
[+ object]
used as a more polite form of damn
3 doggone /ˈdɑːgˈgɑːn/ adjective
or doggoned /ˈdɑːgˈgɑːnd/
3 doggone
/ˈdɑːgˈgɑːn/
adjective
or doggoned /ˈdɑːgˈgɑːnd/
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOGGONE
US, informal + somewhat old-fashioned
used as a more polite form of damn

— doggone

/ˈdɑːgˈgɑːn/ or doggoned /ˈdɑːgˈgɑːnd/ adverb