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German · Exclamations & Outbursts

Verdammte Scheiße!

fair-DAM-tuh SHY-suh · /fɛɐ̯ˈdam.tə ˈʃaɪ.sə/

God-damn shit! / Bloody hell!

3/5 Watch your audience

genuinely rude; friends only, never at work

Literally

"Damned shit"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

Two heavy hitters stacked — the go-to when one curse won't carry the weight. This is a genuinely angry outburst, not a mild "oops"; keep it off the record with strangers and absolutely away from officials. Watch your audience.

Heard in the wild

Verdammte Scheiße, jetzt ist der Akku leer!

God-damn shit, now the battery's dead!

Where it lands

Germany, Austria, Switzerland — universal

Quick answers

What does "Verdammte Scheiße!" mean?
In German, "Verdammte Scheiße!" means "God-damn shit! / Bloody hell!". Literally it's "Damned shit". Two heavy hitters stacked — the go-to when one curse won't carry the weight. This is a genuinely angry outburst, not a mild "oops"; keep it off the record with strangers and absolutely away from officials. Watch your audience.
Is "Verdammte Scheiße!" offensive?
It's genuinely rude — a 3/5 (Watch your audience) on the Punch-o-Meter. Fine among friends, never at work or with people you've just met.
How do you pronounce "Verdammte Scheiße!"?
Say it "fair-DAM-tuh SHY-suh" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: fɛɐ̯ˈdam.tə ˈʃaɪ.sə.

Related in German

Scheiße! SHY-suh Shit! / Damn! — the all-purpose German expletive Mist! MIST Crap! / Rats! — the family-friendly 'damn' Verdammt! fair-DAMT Damn! / Damn it! Verdammt nochmal! fair-DAMT NOCH-mahl God damn it! / For crying out loud! Hau ab! HOW AP Get lost! / Clear off! / Beat it! Herrgott nochmal! HAIR-got NOCH-mahl For God's sake! / Good Lord!

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "Damn".

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