damme
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdæmi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æmi
- Homophone: dammy
Interjection
damme
- (archaic) Expressing anger or vehemence.
- 1809, James Gillray, Pillars of the Constitution:
- And now, have at the Ministry, Damme!
- 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:
- "Damme, sir," said the major, "there is no use in disguising a fact. Joe is blunt, sir. That's his nature."
- 1879, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, “Act ii”, in H.M.S. Pinafore; […], San Francisco: Bacon & Company, […], →OCLC:
- I'm very sorry to disparage
A humble foremast lad,
But to seek your captain's child in marriage,
Why damme, it's too bad!
Derived terms
Danish
Noun
damme c
- indefinite plural of dam
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
damme
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of dammen
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
damme
- alternative form of dam (“dam”)
Etymology 2
Noun
damme
- alternative form of dame (“lady”)
Pali
Adjective
damme