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darnest

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darn

2  [dahrn] Informal.
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–adjective, adverb
1. darned.
–verb (used with object)
2. to curse; damn: Darn that pesky fly!
—Idiom
3. give a darn. damn (def. 13).
Origin:
1775–85; see darned
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Word Origin & History

darn  (2)
tame curse word, 1781, Amer.Eng. euphemism for damn, said to have originated in New England when swearing was a punishable offense; if so, its spread was probably infl. by 'tarnal, short for Eternal, as in By the Eternal (God), favorite exclamation of Andrew Jackson, among others.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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