darnation

[ dahr-ney-shuhn ]

interjection

, Informal.

1. damnation; hell:

   Darnation! Who took the last three hush puppies?

   He'll be condemned to eternal darnation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of darnation¹

First recorded in 1795–1800; euphemistic alteration of damnation

Example Sentences

I'll be darned to darnation if it didn't make my blood bile to hear how he went on.

From Project Gutenberg

They raly du mean tu carry on all kinds of develtry; who'd a thought of finding one of these darnation lottery offices here.

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It goes with me every time, and I pray the good God of this darnation wilderness it always will.

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I'll be darned to darnation if I du, and that's the eend on't!

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The one wears you out, the other rests you for all his darnation foolishness.

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Related Words

• dang
• doggone