I'll be danged
Well, how surprising
I'll be danged is a mild exclamation of surprise or disbelief, a euphemistic form of "I'll be damned." The substitution of *danged* softens the oath for polite company or speakers who avoid swearing: Well, I'll be danged—I never expected to see you here.
The expression often conveys pleased astonishment or grudging acknowledgment that something unexpected turned out to be true.
- darnRepair by weaving
- I'll be darnedExclamation of mild amazement
- astonishedGreatly shocked, overwhelmed
- goshTame exclamation of surprise
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
blimey · gobsmacked · amazed · heck · shucks · well I never · shut my mouth · crikey · jeez · golly · good gracious · drat · fiddlesticks · wowed · shoot · son of a gun · stunned · incredulous
intensity of expression
I'll be dangedI'll be damned
Expression of amazement
holy shit · goddamn · what the fuck · Jesus Christ · son of a bitch