TARNATION


Meaning of TARNATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtär-ˈnā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of darnation, euphemism for damnation

Date: 1790

: damnation — often used as an interjection or intensive; often used with in

tarnation strike me — James Joyce

where in tarnation you from? — Jessamyn West

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