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[ dahrn-dist ] / ˈdɑrn dɪst /
noun, adjective Informal.(used euphemistically) damnedest. Origin of darnedestFirst recorded in 1830–35; darned + -est1 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for darnedest“Basically I thought of it as Kids Say the Darndest Things meets The Colbert Report,” he says. Beck Bennett: Meet That Guy in Those Adorable AT&T Commercials|Kevin Fallon|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST Doing our darndest to protect religious liberty in a very broad sense is a start, and a most important one at that. Religious Liberty in a Marriage Equality Society|Justin Green|December 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST But these are kids, you think, and kids say the darndest things. Hitler’s Strange Afterlife in India|Dilip D’Souza|November 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST In the meantime, one thing is for sure: The Canadian people are doing their darndest to stay positive. Will Vancouver Avoid the Olympic Curse?|Verena Von Pfetten|February 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I thought everybody knowed Asa and Bige; theyre twin brothers, and two of the darndest chaps that ever lived. The Boy Patrol Around the Council Fire|Edward Sylvester Ellis It's the darndest news—the—the darnedest good news ever you heard in your life. The Portygee|Joseph Crosby Lincoln I have the darndest feeling I've been through almost as big nightmares with you before, Sep. Operation Earthworm|Joe Archibald “You kin do your darndest,” rejoined Rock in the same sullen tone. The Free Lances|Mayne Reid I keep my job, and try my darndest to do a good and honest job. Dreaming of Dreaming|Peter E. Williams
British Dictionary definitions for darnedest
nouna euphemistic word for damnedest Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |