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Tarnation vs Tardation - What's the difference?

tarnation | tardation |

As nouns the difference between tarnation and tardation

is that tarnation is the act or process of damnation or reprobation; hell while tardation is the act of slowing or delaying; retardation.

tarnation

English

Noun

  • (archaic) The act or process of damnation or reprobation; hell.
    • What in tarnation is going on?

    Usage notes

    This New Englandism has fallen out of use in New England, but is remembered for its colorfulness and is still used in the Southeastern United States as a minced oath, where ‘hell’ or ‘damn’ would otherwise be said, especially in the phrase "what in tarnation". English intensifiers English euphemisms

    tardation

    English

    Noun

  • (obsolete) The act of slowing or delaying; retardation.
    • (Webster 1913)