JoYo 🇺🇸@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoTIL "god damn" doesn't actually refer to God.www.etymonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1-3arrow-down1external-linkTIL "god damn" doesn't actually refer to God.www.etymonline.comJoYo 🇺🇸@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenocturnelinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 days ago also goddamn, late 14c., “the characteristic national oath of Englishmen” [Century Dictionary]. from God + damn(v.). Looks like it does.
Looks like it does.