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

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