JoYo 🇺🇸@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 23 days agoTIL "god damn" doesn't actually refer to God.www.etymonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down122file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL "god damn" doesn't actually refer to God.www.etymonline.comJoYo 🇺🇸@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenocturne@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·23 days 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.