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tarnation
[ tahr-ney-shuhn ]
/ tɑrˈneɪ ʃən /
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interjection
damnation: Tarnation! Burned the fatback again.
noun
damnation; hell (used as a euphemism): Where in tarnation is that boy?
adverb
damned: What's making you so tarnation miserable?
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Words nearby tarnation
Tarlton, Tarmac, tarmacadam, tarn, tarnal, tarnation, Tarne, Tarn-et-Garonne, tarnish, tarnished plant bug, Tarnopol
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