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how to use "damn you"?
4 dec. 2010 04:22
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damn you usage :
1. To pronounce an adverse judgment upon.
2. To bring about the failure of; ruin.
3. To condemn as harmful, illegal, or immoral: a cleric who damned gambling and strong drink.
4. To condemn to everlasting punishment or a similar fate; doom.
5. To swear at something
5 december 2010
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say it to eliot
4 december 2010
Poetic.
4 december 2010
"Damn (something/someone) !"
or much less commonly: "Curse (something/someone)"
means you wish bad for that thing/person. It is short for "May you be damned!" or "(May) God damn you!"
It probably came from "God damn you", but people don't say "God" because using the word "God" in a negative way is traditionally frowned upon. (it's called "using the Lord's name in vain")
The verb "damn" means something like 咒罵。
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