durn
English
editPronunciation
editAudio (Southern England): (file) - IPA(key): /dɜː(ɹ)n/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n
Etymology 1
editAdjective
editdurn (not comparable)
- (US, informal, euphemistic) darn; damn.
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editAdverb
editdurn (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."
Interjection
editdurn
- (US, informal, euphemistic) darn; damn
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editdurn
Etymology 3
editNoun
editdurn (plural durns)
- Alternative form of dern (“a doorpost”)
Anagrams
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ukrainian дурний (durnyj).
Adjective
editdurn m or n (feminine singular durnă, masculine plural durni, feminine and neuter plural durne)
Declension
editDeclension of durn
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