Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word DURN

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Definitions of DURN

1. (US, informal, euphemism) darn; damn.
2. (US, informal, euphemism) Darn; damned; extremely.
3. (US, informal, euphemism) darn; damn
4. (slang) Rhoticized pronunciation of doing.
5. Alternative form of dern ("a doorpost").

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Examples of Using DURN in a Sentence

• The Romans defeated the local tribes by 70 AD and established a garrison that became the town the Romans named Durnovaria, a Brythonic name incorporating durn, "fist", loosely interpreted as 'place with fist-sized pebbles'.
• Hayes, in real life an intelligent, well-groomed and articulate man, often was cast as a grizzled codger who uttered phrases such as "consarn it", "yer durn tootin'", "dadgummit", "durn persnickety female", and "young whippersnapper".
• This is also suggested by Irish legends such as the Echtra Nerai where fidchell pieces become lodged in a skull during a fight:

  Doneco Fergus seco la soduin ocus bentoi sethnu a chinn do Briccriu cona durn co lotur na cuicfir fichilli batar hind-dum Ferguso hi cenn m-Briccriunn, co m-bo buan d'olcc do.

• The name Dornock is either from Cumbric durn + -ǭg or Gaelic dòrnach, meaning 'place of handstones (fist-sized stones)', i.

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