Tarnation Definition

tär-nāshən
noun

Damnation.

What in tarnation is that?
Webster's New World
The act of damning or the condition of being damned.
American Heritage
interjection
Used to express anger or annoyance.
American Heritage

Origin of Tarnation

  • From darnation, influenced by tarnal (from "eternal"), from (euphemistic) damnation; see darn.

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration (influenced by tarnal) of darnation

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

TTATAR

Words Ending With

NONION

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