Showing results for dad-burned. Search instead for dag-burn.

dad-burned

American

[dad-burnd] / ˈdædˈbɜrnd /

adjective

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

I ruined the whole dad-burned batch. You're dad-burned right I do!

Etymology

Origin of dad-burned

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

That Oregon trail was 2,000 miles long, and Realist Disney seems determined to make the moviegoer jolt, bolt or Colt his way over every dad-burned mile of it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Barry hit the ceiling, sputtered that the report was "nothing but�and I won't swear, but you know what I'm thinking�a dad-burned dirty lie."

From Time Magazine Archive

They may hate the kids' pa all right, but they's dad-burned few of 'em don't like the kids.

From Danny's Own Story by Marquis, Don

"Brig," he said, his voice trembling with conviction, "you're a dad-burned liar!"

From Bat Wing Bowles by Coolidge, Dane

You study them dad-burned dope sheets, and all you can see is what a hoss has done.

From Old Man Curry Race Track Stories by Van Loan, Charles E. (Charles Emmett)

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023