darnation
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of darnation
First recorded in 1795–1800; euphemistic alteration of damnation
Example Sentences
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Boot he who vouldt go hoontin now To find dat rue La Harpe, Moost hafe oongommon shpecdagles, Und look darnation sharp.
From The Breitmann Ballads by Leland, Charles Godfrey
And then again, it ain't so darnation comforting.
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Day, Holman
Yes, ef Squire gits his grip agin, some on us will git darnation sore backs, but he's lost it, an he ain't a gonter git it agin ez long ez we fellers keeps ourn.
From The Duke of Stockbridge by Bellamy, Edward
Say, you can't hide yourself in a corner of this darnation territory I won't find you in.
From The Heart of Unaga by Cullum, Ridgwell
Jest get to it an' set all the darnation territory you ken find between you an' Bell River before to-morrow.
From The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon by Cullum, Ridgwell
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