JoYo@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agoTIL "god damn" doesn't actually refer to God.www.etymonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down124file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL "god damn" doesn't actually refer to God.www.etymonline.comJoYo@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenocturne@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·4 months ago also goddamn, late 14c., “the characteristic national oath of Englishmen” [Century Dictionary]. from God + damn(v.). Looks like it does.
Looks like it does.