dag nabbit
Mild rural oath
Dag nabbit is a mild oath expressing frustration or annoyance, a folksy euphemism for "God damn it." The altered sounds avoid blasphemy while preserving the emotional release: Dag nabbit, I left my wallet at home.
It sounds rural, old-fashioned, or deliberately corny—often used for comic effect or around children.
- darn itMild exclamation of frustration
- gosh darnSanitized expletive phrase
- dadgumFolksy mild oath
- doggoneFolksy mild expletive
- son of a gunEuphemistic oath
heck · what the heck · drat · blast · for crying out loud · fiddlesticks · shoot · shucks · tarnation · confound · for Pete's sake · blasted · goldarnit · jeepers · criminy · holy moly · gadzooks · blazes
profanity euphemism vs. actual profanity
dag nabbitdamn it
Exclamation of frustration
goddammit · fucking hell · shit · fuck · son of a bitch