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Assignment

 “Damn”
This swear word is used to show when you are annoyed or angry at something.
In one sense it means to condemn or send someone to hell, as in "God damn it!"
Other times it means "a little amount," as in "I don't give a damn about baseball."
People can give a damn, damn others to hell, and complain about the damn
weather. Damn is a bad word. In the first definition, it is being used to
curse/condemn someone to Hell.
“Darn it” is simply a substitute for the phrase “damn it”.
"Dang" is also a substitute for a bad word, "damn."

"Damn" has gone through a long line of evolutions, starting from the Latin
word damnum meaning "damage, hurt, harm; loss, injury; a fine, penalty" and the
verb damnare meaning "to adjudge guilty; to doom; to condemn, blame, reject”.

 Dope
Dope was especially used of those medicinal preparations that produced a
stupefying effect, and it even became a slang term for the dark, molasses-like form
of opium that was smoked in opium dens. The common modern meanings of dope,
"a narcotic substance" and "narcotics considered as a group. Dope also means very
good, very cool or awesome.
As time went on, the word dope evolved into new and different meanings. A new
meaning came about which stated that it was "a preparation, mixture, or drug, which
is not specifically named". In the late 1950's a whole new meaning of the word dope
was taken on. It went from meaning a thick absorbent liquid to a stupid person or a
fool. The word dope is used today in many songs and slang terms in gangs. In the
songs the word is usually referring to how good something is. Also, dope and the
word dopey are slang terms for drugs. The most common term it is referring to is
marijuana. Out of all the definitions that are listed in different dictionaries, the word
dop means drugs and how much you like something.
The word dope originated in American English and is a borrowing of the Dutch word
doop, "sauce."
 Lit
It has been used as slang for over a century, but it used to be slang for "drunk."
The term originally related to drunk-ness would transition toward capturing the
overall excitement of parties or events, which are now often considered lit. Now, "lit"
has taken on a new slang meaning describing something that is "exciting or
excellent."
Based on the past tense of the verb light, lit as a slang term has been part of the
English language since the 1910s. It first meant “intoxicated,” perhaps because
one’s appearance or behavior was perceived as lit (or “lighted up”) when they were
under the influence. By 1999, the term was evolving to mean “excellent”

References:
https://sites.pitt.edu/~emk4/comp1/dope.html
https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=dope
https://www.google.com/search?
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