durn
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n
Etymology 1
Adjective
durn (not comparable)
- (US, informal, euphemistic) darn; damn.
Derived terms
Adverb
durn (not comparable)
- (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."
- 1922, A. M. Chisholm, A Thousand a Plate
Interjection
durn
- (US, informal, euphemistic) darn; damn
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
durn
Etymology 3
Noun
durn (plural durns)
- Alternative form of dern (“a doorpost”)
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