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Etymology

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Univerbation of God +‎ verkanker, imperative of verkankeren. Literally, God, afflict it with cancer!.

Essentially a stronger, angrier version of godverdomme.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: god‧ver‧kan‧ker

Interjection

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godverkanker

  1. (vulgar, potentially offensive) God fucking damn!

Usage notes

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  • Offensive to devout Christians, for uttering God's name in vain, and generally held to be highly vulgar (swear words involving cancer are held to be among the most vulgar possible in contemporary Dutch).
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