darnation
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of darnation
First recorded in 1795–1800; euphemistic alteration of damnation
Example Sentences
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It needs a darnation clear head, and big acts, to best Fyles.
From The Law-Breakers by Ridgwell Cullum
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 Charles Godfrey Leland
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 Ridgwell Cullum
St. Jingo was the only saint, and a "darnation" or "darn you," were the only oaths his puritan education ever permitted him to use.
From Satanstoe by James Fenimore Cooper
And then again, it ain't so darnation comforting.
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Holman Day
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