I. ˈdäg|gän also ˈdȯg|gȯn — many who have ȯ in “dog” and/or “gone” have ä in both syllables of “doggone” transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: euphemism for God damn
: damn I 5
doggone him
I'll be doggoned if I'll go
II. adjective
or dog·goned -n(d)
( -er/-est )
Etymology: euphemism for God damn, God damned
: damned 2
go and use up all the towels, every doggone one of them — Sinclair Lewis
one of the doggonedest quirks there is in human nature — W.J.Reilly
III. adverb
or doggoned “
Etymology: euphemism for God damn, God damned
: damned
has been pretty doggone self-centered — James Kelly
is not the country too doggoned big? — New Republic
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: euphemism for God damn
: damn II 2
doesn't give a doggone what happens