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Tarnal. World English Historical Dictionary

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Tarnal. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Bibliographic Record Thornton’s An American Glossary. 1912, rev. 2022. Tarnal Eternal. A Yankee form of swearing.

1 1790.  Why, as I was standing talking with her, a parcel of sailor men and boys got round me, the snarl-headed curs fell a-kicking and cursing of me at such a tarnal rate, that I vow I was glad to take to my heels and split home, right off, tail on end, like a stream of chalk.—Royal Tyler, ‘The Contrast’ (1887), ii. 39. (N.E.D.)

2 1825.  I know your tarnal rigs, inside and out, says I.—John Neal, ‘Brother Jonathan,’ i. 157.

3 1837.  A ’tarnal clean trick was sarved upon a feller in Market Street, a day or two ago.—Phila. Public Ledger, March 6.

4 1846.          Jest go home an’ ask our Nancy   Wether I ’d be sech a goose Ez to jine ye,—guess you ’d fancy   The etarnal bung wuz loose! Lowell, ‘Biglow Papers,’ No. 1.    

5 1848.  The ship drifted on tew a korril reef, and rubbed a tarnal big hole in her plankin’.—W. E. Burton, ‘Waggeries,’ p. 17 (Phila.).

6 1890.  See VARMINT.

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