godverdomme
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Univerbation of God + verdomme. Literally meaning “God dammit, may God damn”. The -me is not the pronoun me, but represents the dated subjunctive suffix -e (preceded by a second -m- to mark the penultimate syllable as closed and the pronunciation of its vowel as short).
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
godverdomme
Usage notes edit
- Offensive to devout Christians, for uttering God's name in vain.
- A very common imprecation with an elaborate variety of minced variants (such as gedverdemme) and intensified, dysphemistic derivations (such as godverdetyfus).
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- nondeju
- godverkanker (highly offensive)