god-damn | Etymology of god-damn by etymonline
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"the characteristic national oath of Englishmen" [Century Dictionary]. from God + damn… See origin and meaning of god-damn.

It’s just another French word we fucked up.

“fraud, deception, humbug”

  • JoYoOPEnglish
    1•5 months ago

    any suggestions on a title?

    • @davel@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2•5 months ago

      IDK, “TIL ‘god damn’ does actually refer to God.”? It doesn’t make for a very interesting post, though, because most people already think that.