goldarn

American  

[gol-dahrn] / ˈgɒlˈdɑrn /

noun

Informal.

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

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goldarn British  

/ ɡɒlˈdɑːn /

interjection

1. slang a euphemistic variant of goddamn

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Etymology

Origin of goldarn

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

“No goldarn signs,” he mutters.

From Literature

This, and his "underlying note of friendly warmth," are what Putnam points to with pride when listeners write in, as they constantly do, saying: "You send me to bed thinking goldarn, things are bad, but they're going to get better."

From Time Magazine Archive

But I wouldn't care a goldarn, if Ma hadn't been sending me for neuralgia medicine, and hay fever stuff all winter, when she wanted to get rid of me.

From Project Gutenberg

I gazed at the coffin I'd brought for him, and I gazed at the gruesome dead, And at last I spoke: "Bill liked his joke; but still, goldarn his eyes, A man had ought to consider his mates in the way he goes and dies."

From Project Gutenberg

And, goldarn it, how he does dread it!

From Project Gutenberg