Doggone and Nasty

Doggone

Doggone adjective - Deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure.
Usage example: yet another doggone problem in the phone lines

Nasty and doggone are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nasty" instead an adjective "Doggone".

Nasty

Nasty adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

Doggone and nasty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Doggone" instead an adjective "Nasty".

Nearby Word: nastily

Both words in one sentence

  • Drill Sergeant Nasty Real life Marine Corps Drill Instructors are trained to limit their use of profanity and often use euphemisms (though ones considerably less humorous than those described for the Air Force above, "doggone" (inexplicably pronounced as "dag-on") and "nasty" are common examples).
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