Billy-be-damned
English
editInterjection
edit- (colloquial) An expletive; damn it.
- 2005, Elaine Hatfield, Richard L. Rapson, The Adventures of Firefly, the Tiny Detective, page 22:
- He whispered to Delilah and—as mad as blazes—the pair stared daggers at me and huffed off. They might hate each other, but Billy-be-damned, they hated me more.
Adjective
editBilly-be-damned (not comparable)
- (colloquial) An expletive; accursed; damned.
- He's a Billy-be-damned fool if he thinks that plan will work.
Noun
edit- (colloquial) An expletive.
- It's as cold as Billy-be-damned out there.