dang 1 of 3

adjective

Definition of dangnext
as in freaking
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure we need to go shovel the dang snow again

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dang

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adverb

as in damn
to a great degree we've driven too dang far to turn around now

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dang

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verb

as in to darn

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Recent Examples of dang
Adjective
There was one home in particular that just had so many dang mirrors. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Waffle House just added tacos to its menu at select restaurants, and these sound dang tasty. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026 As far as views from the top go, this one is pretty dang good. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 And, of course, there’s all those dang reptiles Texas is known for. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026 Fans have been asking for these cars for years; Ferrari’s already won the dang thing three times since the 499P first hit the track. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 10 June 2026 All your dang eggs in one basket. — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 Quebec teams were no dang good. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026 Just give us the dang horses next year. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dang
  1. freaking
  2. damn
  3. darn
  4. cursed
  5. damned
  6. extremely
  7. terribly
  8. very
Adjective
  • And that's what Simon hasn't learned how to do yet, which is to just go and get a freaking life.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 July 2026
  • But my concern about my present writing quality is getting in the way of just telling a freaking story.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of freaking
Adverb
  • This guy’s a good football player, damn good football player, massive, really strong with his hands.
    — Jon Machota, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This sucker is super small and lightweight, clips on in a second, and feels damn close to the original inputs.
    — David Pierce, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of damn
Verb
  • By Jennifer Barger Special to The Washington Post One dusty family photo album in my attic holds black-and-white snapshots of my mother and grandmother darning their socks in the early 1950s.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • Others proclaim that we should be darned happy that AI seems to work.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of darn
Adjective
  • The final position is right-back, the cursed area of last season.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Abdurraqib’s point, though, appears to be that the curse might be a blessing in disguise, or at least that our attempts to outrun the curse might be more cursed than the curse itself.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of cursed
Adverb
  • The Rolling Stones, down to two original members, have released their 25th studio album, Foreign Tongues, and most of it is pretty damned good.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 6 July 2026
  • But Cleveland State was, in fact, a damned good basketball team, as were most of the double-digit seed winners in NCAA Tournament history.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of damned
Adverb
  • This pre-seasoned, ¼ inch thick steel heat extremely evenly with minimal disparity between the center and edges.
    — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Search for jet quenching Previous experiments suggest that a millionth of a second after the Big Bang, even as temperatures remained extremely high, matter did not behave like gas but instead like liquid with very low viscosity.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of extremely
Adverb
  • Although none of these trails are terribly technical, there’s still an inherent risk that comes with hiking.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Patrick Cantlay is not one who sounds terribly interested in going.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • The Fed chairman, who took office in May for a four-year term, has so far shared very little commentary on the state of the economy or policy outlook.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • With Adults, being funny is what matters most, and in that regard, this is a very promising premiere.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
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