durn

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Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

durn (not comparable)

  1. (US, informal, euphemistic) darn; damn.
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Adverb[edit]

durn (not comparable)

  1. (US, informal, euphemistic) Darn; damned; extremely.
    • 1922, A. M. Chisholm, A Thousand a Plate
      The older man eyed him for a moment bale fully. "I'm goin' to set 'em again," he replied, "and don't you touch 'em. I'm goin' to trap where I durn please. There's two of you, but you don't bluff me out, not any."

Interjection[edit]

durn

  1. (US, informal, euphemistic) darn; damn
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

durn

  1. (slang) Rhoticized pronunciation of doing.
    How ya durn?

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

durn (plural durns)

  1. Alternative form of dern (“a doorpost”)

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