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Billy-be-damned
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English
Interjection
en colloquial An expletive; damn it.
en 2005 Elaine Hatfield; Richard L. Rapson The Adventures of Firefly, the Tiny Detective 22 He whispered to Delilah and—as mad as blazes—the pair stared daggers at me and huffed off. They might hate each other, but Billy-be-damned, they hated me more.
Adjective
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en colloquial An expletive; accursed; damned.
en He's a Billy-be-damned fool if he thinks that plan will work.
Noun
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en colloquial An expletive.
en It's as cold as Billy-be-damned out there.