dash it all

Curse this situation

Dash it all is a mild British oath expressing frustration or exasperation, functioning as a genteel substitute for stronger expressions like damn it all: Dash it all, I've left my umbrella on the train.

The expression sounds old-fashioned and is now used mostly for comic effect or period flavor.

Related
  • dratMild oath
  • goshTame exclamation of surprise
  • gollyGentle exclamation of surprise
  • darnRepair by weaving
  • jeepersMild surprise exclamation

fiddlesticks · crumbs · egad · good grief · oh dear · dear me · bother · mercy me · blast · blimey · rats · crikey · yikes · alas · uh-oh · heavens · my word · upon my word

Opposites
emotional valence

dash it allhurrah

Exclamation of joy

splendid · wonderful · hooray · jolly good · marvelous

register/intensity of profanity

dash it allbloody hell

British oath of surprise

shit · son of a bitch · fucking hell · what the fuck · Christ almighty

acceptance vs. frustration

dash it allso be it

Formal phrase of acquiescence

c'est la vie · such is life · oh well · never mind · it is what it is

Family

dash, dashed, dashing, dasher, dashes, all

Familiarity
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Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G