goldarn

American  

[gol-dahrn] / ˈgɒlˈdɑrn /

noun

Informal.

1. goddamn (used as a euphemism in expressions of anger, disgust, surprise, etc.).

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goldarn British  

/ ɡɒlˈdɑːn /

interjection

1. slang a euphemistic variant of goddamn

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Etymology

Origin of goldarn

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

And, goldarn it, how he does dread it!

From Europe Revised by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)

A mean man sets right plumb in the middle o' the seat, as much as to say, 'Walk, goldarn yeh, who cares!'

From Main-Travelled Roads by Garland, Hamlin

But I wouldn't care a goldarn, if Ma hadn't been sending me for neuralgia medicine, and hay fever stuff all winter, when she wanted to get rid of me.

From The Grocery Man And Peck's Bad Boy Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa, No. 2 - 1883 by Peck, George W. (George Wilbur)