durn

English

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /dɜː(ɹ)n/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n

Adjective

durn (not comparable)

  1. (US, informal, euphemistic) darn; damn.
Derived terms

Adverb

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

durn

  1. (US, informal, euphemistic) darn; damn
Derived terms

Verb

durn

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

Noun

durn (plural durns)

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

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian дурний (durnyj).

Adjective

durn m or n (feminine singular durnă, masculine plural durni, feminine and neuter plural durne)

  1. (Moldavia (region)) stupid
  2. (Moldavia (region)) insane

Declension
Declension of durn
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite durn durnă durni durne
definite durnul durna durnii durnele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite durn durne durni durne
definite durnului durnei durnilor durnelor

References
  • durn in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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