Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

damn you

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English

Syllables: damn y-ou
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Used to express anger with someone or somebody else.

Etymology

From subjunctive may God damn you, compare with similar bless you, with dropped may and God.

Questions

What does damn you mean?: Used to express anger with someone or somebody else.
Where does damn you come from?: From subjunctive may God damn you, compare with similar bless you, with dropped may and God.

How to pronounce damn you

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