consarned
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of consarned
1835–45, alteration of concerned, used as a euphemism for confounded
Example Sentences
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It looks consarned strange, that’s what I say!
From Far Past the Frontier by W. H. Fry
Wal',—wal'; I was gettin' consarned; but I see I don't need to.
From The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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
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
You recollect saying what a consarned fool I was about that young lady, and what you thought of the old man?
From The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid by Dennis Collins
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