may God damn you

English

Etymology

Related to English damn you, which is shortened form.

Phrase

may God damn you (archaic)

  1. Used to express condemnation of, or anger or ill will toward someone.
    • 2008, W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV, Death and Honor, page 452:
      They locked eyes for a long moment. "May God damn you, Cletus. And may God forgive me.”
    • 2010, Thomas Hoover, Caribbee:
      May God damn you, sir. I just learned you managed to burn and ruin a good half the sugar in my curing house.
    • 2014, Sherry Jones, The Sharp Hook of Love, page 189:
      "May God damn you!” I shouted. “You care only about yourself, and nothing for me. […] "
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