11-18-2019, 04:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kittygrrl
doggone ( it) 1851, Amer.Eng., a "fantastic perversion of god-damned" [Weekley]. But Mencken favors the theory that it is "a blend form of dog on it; in fact it is still often used with it following. It is thus a brother to the old English phrase, ' a pox upon it,' but is considerably more decorous." 
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Mary's mother used this frequently as she was a devote catholic and would never swear!
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