godverdomme
Dutch
Etymology
Univerbation of God + verdoeme. Literally meaning “God dammit, may God damn”. The -me is not the pronoun me, but is the archaic subjunctive suffix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɣɔt.fərˈdɔ.mə/, /ˌɣɔt.fɛrˈdɔ.mə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: god‧ver‧dom‧me
Interjection
godverdomme
Usage notes
- Offensive to devout Christians, for uttering God's name in vain.
Derived terms
- gadverdamme
- gedverderrie
- godver
- godverdorie
- verdomme
Related terms
- nondeju
- godverkanker (its angrier cousin)
Descendants
- → Indonesian: hotperdom
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