goldarned

[ gol-dahrnd ]

adjective

superlative goldarnedest,

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of goldarned¹

First recorded in 1905–10; goldarn + -ed ²

Example Sentences

“You might start a trend, and then I’ll never get rid of all this goldarned cotton.”

From Literature

He wasn’t so goldarned stuckup as most of you fellers.”

From Project Gutenberg

And the show is a clip reel of white-collar-drama cliches: the tracking shots of newsies speed walking down hallways to show how goldarned busy they are, the family man torn between home and office, the single woman married to her career whose eggs you can all but hear expiring one by one.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I have got a goldarned sore leg if that's what you mean, where that rock hit me," growled Tom.

From Project Gutenberg

But I'm so goldarned, hunky-chunky, hawg-fat I can't ride a hawss no mo'—not faster 'n a walk or further than two mile', fo' fear of breakin' his back.

From Project Gutenberg