doggone

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Mind you, we have no quarrel with those who become incoherent and babbling with joy in the presence of an Old Master, but--doggone 'em!--they insist on quarreling with us because we think differently.

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  • Could it be Coleman's history as forest minister and his brother ditzing about with WFP? doggone, good point about the wood available here in BC. —  Tyee - Home
  • Folks who would buy a Mac if they were cool enough, rich enough and-doggone it-people envied them? —  The Tech Report: News
  • She sprinkled her comments with folksy phrases like "doggone", "betcha" and "darn right". —  Top Stories - Google News
  • She seemed doggone-determined to survive though, swimming five nautical miles, through choppy, shark-invested waters no doubt, to St. Bees Island, where, for four months she survived on baby feral goats.
  • I'm quite certain that you connect with the white, white, orange-slice bringin ', church-never-missin', "doggone" sayin ', soccerhockeyfootballmomn' moms and dads, and their moms and dads. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
 

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  1. Alteration of Scots dagone, alteration of goddamn.
 

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