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  • "Damfino," replied the red-headed man, and the girl could see that he was gloating over her.

    A Man Four-Square William MacLeod Raine 1912

  • Nine men out of the dozen Americans in the only approach to a town it then possessed -- Tucson -- would have said "Damfino" if asked who was the secretary, but all men knew the sheriff.

    A Wounded Name Charles King 1888

  • Deadline: Damfino, but it has to be before February 3rd.

    January 16th, 2006 2006

  • Damfino how it all works but it's plain as the nose on your face Goddamn Ted we got to do somethin '

    Across The Sea Of Suns Benford, Gregory, 1941- 1984

  • There's a box over yonder that I bought for good, straight ten cent cigars, but they are only a chaos of hay and Flora, Fino and Damfino, all socked into a Wisconsin wrapper.

    Remarks Bill Nye 1873

  • 'Damfino,' and I tell him I's gwine to ax you about it. "

    Bill Arp from the uncivil war to date, 1861-1903, 1903

  • "Damfino -- I mean -- Oh, you'll have to ask Brother Cranfill.

    The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 1. 1898

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  • "damn if I know"

    From a Buster Keaton gag, used now by Lofty Pursuits candy company in Florida to label packages of unknown assorted candies at a discount price: https://www.pd.net/products/80?_pos=17&_fid=41e367404&_ss=c

    "If you are interested, this name comes from a gag that was used in many Buster Keaton films as is seen in this photo. With this candy really can't tell you what you will get, but we can promise it will be fun."

    May 9, 2024