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goldarn, v., a., and adv. U.S. slang.|ˌgɒlˈdɑːn|
Also gol darn, goldurn, etc.
[Euphemistic substitute for God-damn.]
= damn v., damn a. and adv. Cf. darn, darnation, darned. So ˌgolˈdarned ppl. a., damned.
1832New England Mag. III. 380 We have..‘Gaul darn you’ for G― D― you. 1849Picayune (New Orleans) 6 May 2/6 I'll be gaul-durned ef I deu. 1856F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 312 Seems to me them gol-durned lazy niggers aint a goin' to come over arter you now. 1870B. Harte Sensation Novels iv. 87 Dog⁓gone. Note, A euphemism common with the men of the West, and equal to the English ‘O drat it’, or ‘Gol darn’. 1885Harper's Mag. Aug. 397/2 Hannah-Maria-Jemimy! goldarn an' blue blazes! Ibid. 400/2 You're a goldarn liar, Balaam. 1907N. Munro Daft Days xxxii, Every gol-darned idiot in England. 1910R. W. Service Ballads of Cheechako 50 Goldarn his eyes. 1920S. Lewis Main St. 431 Cy Bogart had the 'flu, but of course he was too gol⁓darn mean to die of it. 1948Reader's Digest Mar. 128 Another great story ruined by a goldurned eyewitness. 1964Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 17 July (1970) 183 Well, I'll be gol-durned—the salesman that sold it to me said it was Harry Truman. |