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darned·est
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ˈdɑrn
dɪst
/
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dahrn
-dist
]
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noun,
adjective
Informal.
damnedest
.
Also,
darnd·est.
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darnedest
(ˈdɑːndɪst)
—
n
a euphemistic word for
damnedest
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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