TIL "god damn" doesn't actually refer to God.

JoYo ( JoYo@lemmy.ml ) · 2 years ago

nocturne ( nokturne213@sopuli.xyz ) · 2 years ago

also goddamn, late 14c., “the characteristic national oath of Englishmen” [Century Dictionary]. from God + damn(v.).

Looks like it does.

davel [he/him] ( davel@lemmy.ml ) · 2 years ago

Today you learned it wrong. Please update the post or delete it.

JoYo ( JoYo@lemmy.ml ) · edit-2 2 years ago

any suggestions on a title?

davel [he/him] ( davel@lemmy.ml ) · 2 years ago

IDK, “TIL ‘god damn’ does actually refer to God.”? It doesn’t make for a very interesting post, though, because most people already think that.