Sekirov Dictionary

tarnation

/tɑɹˈneɪʃən/

adjective 2
noun 2
adverb 1
exclamation 1
forms 3

adjective2

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Bothersome; devilish.
- It started over nothing, and would have come to nothing but for that tarnation liquor. — 1894
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Generic intensifier.
- Some time in the month o' August, I think it wur, I found myself in London wi'out a tarnation cent. — 1803

noun2

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(no longer used) The act or process of damnation or reprobation; hell.
- What in tarnation is going on?
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(no longer used) Someone or something that causes trouble; troublemaker.
- I would say more, but RADLEY's come up to tell me I must go and meet that tarnation BANCROFT. — 1848

adverb1

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Very; extremely.
- He was so tarnation black you couldn't see him except in the middle of the day. — 1855

exclamation1

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(no longer used) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc.
- "Tarnation! You all right?" "Hell, no, I ain't all right!" — 2002

forms

tarnations · more tarnation · most tarnation

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