Billy-be-damned

English

Interjection

Billy-be-damned

  1. (colloquial) An expletive; damn it.
    • 2005, Elaine Hatfield, Richard L. Rapson, The Adventures of Firefly, the Tiny Detective (page 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

Billy-be-damned (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) An expletive; accursed; damned.
    He's a Billy-be-damned fool if he thinks that plan will work.

Noun

Billy-be-damned (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) An expletive.
    It's as cold as Billy-be-damned out there.
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