big D

See also: Big D

English

Etymology

From the first letter of damn.

Noun

big D (plural big Ds)

1. (euphemistic) An instance of the word "damn" or "damnation", regarded as profane.
   • 1879, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, “act i”, in H.M.S. Pinafore;  […], San Francisco: Bacon & Company,  […], →OCLC:

     Though "Bother it" I may
     Occasionally say,
     I never use a big, big D!