Durn vs Ourn - What's the difference?
durn | ourn |
(US, informal) Euphemism for darn, in itself a euphemism for damn.
Darn; damned; extremely.
(slang) Rhotized pronunciation of doing.
Ours.
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, author=Edgar Rice Burrows
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As an adjective durn
is (us|informal) euphemism for darn, in itself a euphemism for damn.As an adverb durn
is darn; damned; extremely.As an interjection durn
is (us|informal) euphemism for darn, in itself a euphemism for damn.As a verb durn
is (slang) rhotized pronunciation of doing.As a pronoun ourn is
ours.durn
English
Adjective
(head)Derived terms
* durn tootin'Adverb
(-)Derived terms
* durn tootin'Verb
(head)- How ya durn ?
ourn
English
Pronoun
(head)citation, genre= , publisher=The Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage="Supposin'," continued Ward, "that we let two o' your men an' two o' ourn under Mr. Divine, shin up them cliffs ..." }}