Meaning of tarnations | Babel Free

Definitions

Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc.

Examples

“Girl (wryly, as she moves to r. of Marnitski, looking at all the medicine). Oh, gracious me ! Oh, you poor thing ! King. Tarnations and thunderbolts !”

“Hell and tarnations, I've known them for muddleheads and blockheads half my life, and firsthand, but I sure didn't expect them to take leave of their senses, insulting our office of President, making our Party into a white demagogue's party, slapping the Negro vote in the face.”

“Tarnations! You should be a cloth merchant with that blanket You're making it a hot thing and I'm cold.”

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