darnation

darnation
dar·na·tion (där-nāʹshən) n. & interj.
Damnation. See Regional Note at tarnation.

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  • tarnation — tar·na·tion (tär nā’shən) New England & Southern US n. ▸ The act of damning or the condition of being damned. interj. ▸ Used to express anger or annoyance. ╂ [Alteration (influenced by TARNAL(Cf. ↑tarnal)) of DARNATION(Cf. ↑darnation).] Word… …   Word Histories

  • tarnation — noun Etymology: alteration of darnation, euphemism for damnation Date: 1790 damnation often used as an interjection or intensive; often used with in < tarnation strike me James Joyce > < where in tarnation you from? Jessamyn West > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Tarnation — est un film documentaire autobiographique de Jonathan Caouette, sorti aux USA en 2003, en France en 2004. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • darn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. repair, patch [up], mend. See restoration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [* Variant of damn ] Syn. curse, confound*, drat*, swear at; see curse 2 . 2. [To repair] Syn. mend, sew, patch; see mend 1 , repair …   English dictionary for students

  • tarnation — 1784, Amer.Eng. alteration of darnation (itself a euphemism for DAMNATION (Cf. damnation)), influenced by tarnal (1790), from phrase by the Eternal (God) …   Etymology dictionary

  • darn — [interj] damn confound it, cripes, damn it, dang*, darnation, doggone, drat*, gosh darn; concepts 52,54 …   New thesaurus

  • tarnation — I. (ˈ)tär|nāshən, (ˈ)tȧ|n adverb (or adjective) Etymology: alteration (influenced by tarnal) of darnation dialect : damned used as a mild imprecation so tarnation still there you began listening for something Esther Forbes …   Useful english dictionary

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