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dammit

A fastener used for military medals, name tags or other things that are pinned to a uniform; a clutch, a clutchback.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

A fastener used for military medals, name tags or other things that are pinned to a uniform; a clutch, a clutchback.

... and I may say that I was as limpid as dammit.
Heard in the wild
  • “Popola: Oh, um... Speaking of Yonah, she came by here this afternoon. Nier: Dammit! Not again! Popola: Don't be so angry! She just wanted to ask me a question. Nier: What about? Popola: She was asking about the outside world.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Racing game where you interbreed Chevy Silverado's with each other until their features and attributes exaggerate/diminish in such ways that you begin driving the equivalent of an inbred pug with lung issues but god dammit would you feel that power steering”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

The saying of the interjection, used as a general measure of anything.

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  • “You get what you're given, god dammit!”

... my life at Cannes was as blameless as dammit.
Heard in the wild
  • ““The ceasefire is NOT over, dammit! We ate still firing missiles at each other, but so what? Congress is yucky and war powers laws were made by big meanies. The economy is great. Trump is a genius. Leave us alone!!””

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Dammit. thinking it was about something else, I unwittingly clicked on a thread that was a portal into the Stancilverse.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “You get what you're given, god dammit!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “dammit who the hell is my comfort character”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “DAMMIT, alt text: Obi-wan fighting Vader on the first Death Star, first picture is him looking aside, next picture is him looking front (toward Vader) and smiling”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(slang, vulgar) Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.

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  • “dammit if soros was what they say he is this would all be sown up…”

  • “I bet Darwin would have loved to pick his brai-- uhh... sit down for a conversation and just shoot the shi-- err... discuss his latest theories and try to blow his mi-- oof, umm... go enjoy a show at a local theat-- dammit I just can't secede at this!!”

  • “Making muffins with the only mix that I could find that I can actually eat. I didn't realize the mix was plain and you had to add your own mix. I wanted my wild berry muffins dammit 😭😭”

"No plot! Why, dammit girl, it's all plot, woven about that most fascinating of human problems, the Electra complex!"
For parents

"dammit" means: Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.

For ESL learners

"dammit" means: Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.

Heard in the wild
  • “Dammit, now I need new DoH resolvers.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “dammit if soros was what they say he is this would all be sown up…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I bet Darwin would have loved to pick his brai-- uhh... sit down for a conversation and just shoot the shi-- err... discuss his latest theories and try to blow his mi-- oof, umm... go enjoy a show at a local theat-- dammit I just can't secede at this!!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Man, I had a dream last night that involved Mad Max of all things, and this bear-ish guy dressed as some kinda dingo shaman in a loincloth, vest, and leather chaps, and dammit put me back under I kinda wanna date him 😭”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Making muffins with the only mix that I could find that I can actually eat. I didn't realize the mix was plain and you had to add your own mix. I wanted my wild berry muffins dammit 😭😭”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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