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or doggoned
as in freaking
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
yet another doggone problem in the phone lines
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Adjective
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Its first two blockbuster seasons took place in Hawaii and Sicily at the possibly cursed chain of White Lotus hotels.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025 -
This cameo gets cursed bonus points for the likelihood of Miranda showing up at Moennig’s character’s apartment unannounced à la L Word season one (or AJLT season one).—
Quispe López,
Them.,
28 May 2025
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Kids these days have attention spans crushed under the terrible weight of TikTok and Instgram.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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My heart goes out to the victims of this terrible tragedy, and the Great People of Boulder, Colorado!—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
2 June 2025
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“Doggone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doggone. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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