TARNATION Definition & Meaning

tarnation

[ tahr-ney-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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?

tarnation

/ ��ɑːˈ�Ա�ɪʃə�� /

noun

a euphemism for damnation

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of tarnation¹

First recorded in 1775–85; blend of ’t��Բ��, dialectal pronunciation of eternal, and darnation ( def ) (“h��”); damnation ( def )

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Example Sentences

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“We need tolerance,” he was quoted as saying, “but good tarnation, there’s such a thing as taking it too far.”

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“And you wonder why in tarnation I’m going on about this to you,” he said.

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People named Pretty, Vangie, Beulah, Chilly Willie and Maple who wear blue suede shoes and go to bars called Cadillac Flats and Seashell’s and make declarations like “tarnation,” who work at feed stores and buy things at the Dollar Disco.

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He produced Jonathan Caouette’s surreal auto-doc “Tarnation.”

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Column: What in tarnation is going on with Southern California sheriffs and coronavirus?

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