term for "Northerner," is attested by 1812 (as damned). The adjective is 1775, short for damned Damn Yankee, the characteristic Southern U.S. Detailed word origin of damnit damn, English (eng), (profane) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc. To not give (or care ) a damn is by 1760. The noun is recorded from 1610s, "utterance of the word 'damn.'" To be not worth a damn is from 1817. ![]() Meaning "judge or pronounce (a work) to be bad by public expression" is from 1650s to damn with faint praise is from Pope. Dammit Dammit is spelled the same way it sounds which is why it is vastly used by almost everyone. to 1930s (the famous line in the film version of "Gone with the Wind" was a breakthrough and required much effort by the studio). Usually, people do not use Damnit specifically since it does not spell the same way it sounds in other words, phonetically. Damn and its derivatives generally were avoided in print from 18c. The optative expletive use likely is as old as the theological sense. The legal meaning "pronounce judgment upon" evolved in the Latin word. The -p- in the English word disappeared 16c. 1300 in the theological sense of "doom to punishment in a future state," from Old French damner "damn, condemn convict, blame injure," derivative of Latin damnare "to adjudge guilty to doom to condemn, blame, reject," from noun damnum "damage, hurt, harm loss, injury a fine, penalty," from Proto-Italic *dapno-, possibly from an ancient religious term from PIE *dap- "to apportion in exchange" or *dhp-no- "expense, investment". as a legal term, "to condemn, declare guilty, convict " c. ![]() ![]() Edit: As my answer points out, 'damnit' is considered a misspelling of the more popular 'dammit', which confirms egDwight's data. Dammit is being readied for a trip to the second floor. As per Wiktionary: damnit Nonstandard contraction of damn + it Interjection (especially southern US) Common misspelling of dammit. Description, Dammit the Donkey at the Thomas Basin Rooms, December 20, 1951. A powerful testament to the impact of sport on our lives. Middle English dampnen, also damnen, dammen, late 13c. Damnit could be used, though you're better off with 'dammit' or 'damn it'. about the transforming power of love, and, damnit all, it made me cry.Daniel James Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat Written with poetic grace and true grit.
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