durn

D2U1R1N1
/dɜː(ɹ)n/

adjective

darn; damn.

“How ya durn?”

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Meanings

durn1

adjectivedurn (not comparable)
  1. USeuphemisticinformalnot comparabledarn; damn.
adverbdurn (not comparable)
  1. USeuphemisticinformalnot comparableDarn; damned; extremely.

    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."

    1922, A. M. Chisholm, A Thousand a Plate
    1 more example

    These guys probably had a crudload of sand kicked in their faces in grade school, and now carry this primal sandbox grudge to the poli sci classroom, where they finally have the power over us durn bratty schoolkids.

    1994, James A. Wiggins, Beverly B. Wiggins, James Wilfrid Vander Zanden, Social Psychology, 5, illustrated edition, McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 176
interjection
  1. USeuphemisticinformaldarn; damn

durn2

verb
  1. slangRhoticized pronunciation of doing.

    How ya durn?

durn3

noundurn (plural durns)

plural durns

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

durn4

noundurn (plural durns)

plural durns

  1. abbreviationcomputingAbbreviation of duration.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dang

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with durn

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Anagrams

Rund
Cite this entry
APA

durn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/durn

MLA

“durn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/durn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “durn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/durn.

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