gorram
adjective
gorram is spelled G-O-R-R-A-M: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gorram means “A minced oath for goddamn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gorram?
| Letters | 6: G-O-R-R-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gorram?
Gorram appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does gorram mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
A minced oath for goddamn.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:gorram.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gorram come from?
A corruption of goddamn, attested since at least 1963. Popularized by the 2002 television series Firefly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).