—used as a more polite form of damn. doggone. adjective. English Language Learners Definition of doggone (Entry 2 of 2) —used as a more polite form of damn.
Get every doggone Greyhound bus line in the country and get their asses moving to New Orleans. -New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, September 1st, 2005.
adj. 1851, American English, a "fantastic perversion of god-damned " [Weekley]. But Mencken favors the theory that it is "a blend form of dog on it; in fact it is still often used with it following. It is thus a brother to the old English phrase, 'a pox upon it,' but is considerably more decorous."
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.. Luckily, Doggone Happy Animal Rescue in Camden, DE saw the pups and wanted to .
«Doggone» Meaning of doggone in the English dictionary with examples of use. Synonyms for doggone. doggone it happy tree friends. 7. doggone it people .
