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# dang

interjection, adjective, adverb (dang, danged, dang it)

«dang» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (euphemism, informal, US) a mild stand-in for «damn», showing annoyance or surprise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dang/#m1)
2. (adverb, US) very («dang good»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dang/#m2)

### In the lessons

Very common in American speech, especially the South and countryside; polite enough for children; in cartoons and westerns.

### Examples

- Dang it, I missed the bus! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dang/#x1)
- That's a dang good burger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dang/#x2)
- The dang car won't start again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dang/#x3)
- «Dang!» said the cowboy when he lost his hat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dang/#x4)
- Dang, it's cold out here. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dang/#x5)
- Where'd I put my dang glasses? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dang/#x6)
- "Dang it!" said the fool, as he scratched his head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dang/#x7)

### Note

Mild, safe in front of most adults in the USA. Sounds American and folksy.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dang» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dang/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dang» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dang.html) on Mova free.