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I'll be dog.

English translation: I\'ll be darn


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English term or phrase:I\'ll be dog.
English translation:I\'ll be darn
Entered by: Bill Balla
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16:02 Jan 27, 2012
English to English translations [Non-PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Film
English term or phrase: I'll be dog.
From the movie 'Sling Blade':
There's these two fellas.
They're standing on a bridge
and going to the bathroom.
One fella says that the water's cold.
Other fella said the water's deep.
I believe one fella
come from Arkansas.
Get it?
Answer:
I'll be dog.

I could not find an explanation for this expression anywhere.
Anybody could help me? I would appreciate it.
Bill Balla
Hungary
I'll be darn
Explanation:
It mean: "I'll be dammed", or "dang" or "geez"
This is to express surprise, something like "wow, really?"
Hope this helps.
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Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 21:53
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4 +1I'll be darn
Thayenga
4well I'll be goddamnedtrsk2000


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
i'll be dog.
I'll be darn


Explanation:
It mean: "I'll be dammed", or "dang" or "geez"
This is to express surprise, something like "wow, really?"
Hope this helps.

Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 21:53
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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Thank you, this was very helpful!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Yes, it's a contraction of doggone = damned, isn't it? Back in the days when you couldn't say "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!" in the cinema
11 mins
  -> Thank you, Tony... also for thuis reviving Rhett Butler. Have a great weekend. :)
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
i'll be dog.
well I'll be goddamned


Explanation:
remembering that scene in Titanic when the old lady sees a picture of her naked 17-year-old self on TV and utters this line..... Anyway, this is what it is akin to, so to speak..

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