consarned
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of consarned
1835–45, alteration of concerned, used as a euphemism for confounded
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People was pow'ful consarned 'bout 'ligion 'long 'bout dat time.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration
They are az harmless, so far az pizon is consarned, az a yung goslin.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw
He was consarned in ambushing Major Butler and me at Grindall's Ford.
From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by John Pendleton Kennedy
I won’t touch the consarned dog if you’ll give me the gun; I won’t, honest!
From Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim A Story for Girls by Carrie L. Marshall
You consarned fool, how do you spoze I can give you a hen?
From Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife by Marietta Holley
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