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What is "dang forest"?

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Rebecca

"Dang" is a more polite way to say "damn", which is used as an exclamation, usually to express anger or frustration. "Dang" is often an adjective and is put in front of a noun to express some emotion or exclamation towards that noun. In the case of "dang forest" here, "dang" is put in front of "forest" as a way to emphasize the sentence and as an exclamation. It is not used in a negative way here, but actually expresses a positive emotion. Here's some other examples of "dang": Ex: This dang bus is always late! Ex: The food was so dang good.

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