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darnation
[ dahr-ney-shuhn ]
/ dɑrˈneɪ ʃən /
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interjection, noun Informal.
damnation; hell: Darnation! Who took the last three hush puppies?He'll be condemned to eternal darnation.
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Origin of darnation
First recorded in 1795–1800; euphemistic alteration of damnation
Words nearby darnation
Darling River, Darlington, Darmstadt, darmstadtium, darn, darnation, darned, darnedest, darnel, darner, darning
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