consarned

[ kon-sahrnd, kuhn- ]

adjective

, Older Use.

1. confounded; damned.

Word History and Origins

Origin of consarned¹

1835–45, Americanism; alteration of concerned, used as a euphemism for confounded

Example Sentences

I will not find one only to discover a consarned, rassa-frassin, galdang motorcycle in there.

From Washington Post

Don't ye feel consarned 'bout the ma'am—I knows ye sot hi' on har.

From Project Gutenberg

You consarned young whelp, to come here lyin' an' tryin' to pull the wool over my eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

He's taken mine fur sartin an' I begin to think I'm a consarned old fool, that don't know 'nuff to go in when it rains!

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes I think this consarned palsy of mine is a judgment on me for bein' so sot against him in the beginnin'.

From Project Gutenberg

I'd ruther be with a passel o' mounting boys, fur's fightin' Injuns air consarned.

From Project Gutenberg