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Damme

[dam-mee]
Older generation pan-diaspora· 19th-century British theatrical & Anglo-Indian colloquial contraction of "damn me"
Also spelled: dam-me

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Definition #1

A mild, expressive exclamation of surprise, exasperation, or sudden realization, used without any vulgar intent.

“Damme! The milkman has already passed and nobody remembered to put the jug out.”

Pepperwater
Contributed by Pepperwater
Sep 27, 2026

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