The use of "damn" as a curse.

“He said a few damns and left.”

A small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot.

“The new hires aren't worth a damn.”

The smallest amount of concern or consideration.

“I don't give a damn.”

To condemn to hell.

“I damn you eternally, fiend!”

To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.

To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.

“I’m afraid that if I speak out on this, I’ll be damned as a troublemaker.”

Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.

“Shut the damn door!”

Very; extremely.

“That car was going damn fast!”

Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or suprise, etc. See also dammit.