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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: God damn or God damned

doggone

 verb
     
dog‧gone

doggone it

American English spoken old-fashioned used when you are slightly annoyed about something
—doggone adjective, adverb:
What are those doggone kids doing in my yard?
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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