I. (ˈ)tär|nāshən, (ˈ)tȧ|n- adverb (or adjective)
Etymology: alteration (influenced by tarnal ) of darnation
dialect : damned — used as a mild imprecation
so tarnation still there you began listening for something — Esther Forbes
so tarnation old — Josephine Y. Case
some tarnation fool'll be going over — Della Lutes
II. noun
( -s )
dialect : damnation — used as a mild imprecation
where in tarnation is she at — Frederick Way
what in tarnation ' s pemmican — F.V.W.Mason