dag
n.—Gloss: A euphemized or modified form of “damn.” «“He was selling it right here at the bar? Dag. I didn’t know it was that kind of place.” According to court documents, Mr. Younge, 50, of the Bronx, sold illegal drugs on at least a dozen occasions since October to undercover narcotics officers.» —“At T.G.I. Friday’s, Selling Coke as the Real Thing” by Alan Feuer New York Times Mar. 14, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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