Now, we see this swear word is used often, as it isn’t nearly as taboo anymore. (chiefly Southern US) Common misspelling of dammit. Damnit was some of the only swear words that could be said on television for a long time, and even when it was being used regularly was viewed as taboo. “Damnit” has gained some popularity in the last 10-20 years because of television in particular, but also some radio. Or another example could be “Damn it, I forgot my cellphone!” The “it” is the fact that you forgot the object – the cellphone. For example, saying “Damn it to hell”, you are damning whatever the “it” is to hell. The opposite effect is shown with goddamn, which is correspondingly more common than goddam. To avoid this, people have dropped the -n from the spelling, resulting in dammit. As one word, damnit looks like the /n/ should be pronounced. It conveys that the words are spoken quickly, and maybe without much attention. As two words, damn it has -n in the spelling but not in the pronunciation.
Damn it is towards a specific thing – the “it”. Thats why the words of the oath God damn it are run together in this way. If you used the phrase “Damn it” instead of “Damnit” it needs to be used differently. People will even take this as a personal insult in some cases. When you are swearing using the Lord’s name, many people can find this highly offensive. Goddamnit can be interpreted as just as bad as other harsher swear words because it has the religious aspect of God. Some people will allow “Damnit” but not “Godamnit”. 'Dammit' 'Dammit' These are just an informal way of writing the same exclamations by running the two words together as if they were one word. This swear word isn’t used as an insult like many other swear words, which is why it is viewed as more acceptable in most places. 'God damn it' These are normal exclamations. For example: “Damnit! The item I wanted to purchase isn’t on sale anymore.” Or “Damnit! I stubbed my toe on this desk and it really hurts!” This swear word is used to show when you are annoyed or angry at something, using it as an exclamation. It is often viewed as a less offensive swear word, so people who are younger, or not looking to get into trouble, use this first. Dammit is more common than Damnit because most people phonetically pronounce the word Dammit.ĭammit! I spilled milk on my new shirt! What about Goddamnit?Īnother way to say this swear word would be “Goddamnit” which is also interesting as you can find this spelling on most dictionary websites as well.ĭamnit is a popular swear word used in most areas in all of North America. Damnit and Dammit are both spelling variations of the phrase “Damn it”.
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