Billy-be-damned

interjection

An expletive; damn it.

“It's as cold as Billy-be-damned out there.”

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Meanings

interjection
  1. colloquialAn expletive; damn it.

    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.

    2005, Elaine Hatfield, Richard L. Rapson, The Adventures of Firefly, the Tiny Detective, page 22
adjectiveBilly-be-damned (not comparable)
  1. colloquialnot comparableAn expletive; accursed; damned.

    He's a Billy-be-damned fool if he thinks that plan will work.

nounBilly-be-damned (uncountable)
  1. colloquialuncountableAn expletive.

    It's as cold as Billy-be-damned out there.

Cite this entry
APA

Billy-be-damned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Billy-be-damned

MLA

“Billy-be-damned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Billy-be-damned. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Billy-be-damned,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Billy-be-damned.

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