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Tranation vs Tarnation - What's the difference?

tranation | tarnation |

As nouns the difference between tranation and tarnation

is that tranation is (obsolete|rare) the act of swimming over while tarnation is (archaic) the act or process of damnation or reprobation; hell.

tranation

English

Noun

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  • (obsolete, rare) The act of swimming over.
    • (Bailey)
    (Webster 1913)

    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