durn

English

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Adjective

durn (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• durn tootin', durn tootin'

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

• durn tootin'

Etymology 2

Verb

durn

1. (slang) Rhoticized pronunciation of doing.

   How ya durn?

Etymology 3

Noun

durn (plural durns)

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

Anagrams

• Rund, nurd

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

		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