Where Did I'll Be Darned Come from?
Darn, Meanwhile, Is Recorded Mainly in American English, with the First Example in the Oed Coming from the Pennsylvania Magazine of 1781. from the Context, It...
Darn, meanwhile, is recorded mainly in American English, with the first example in the OED coming from the Pennsylvania Magazine of 1781. From the context, it is apparent that the term was recognized early on as a euphemism: “In New England profane swearing . . . is so far from polite as to be criminal, and many . . .
What does it mean when you say I'll be darned?
chiefly US, informal. —used to show that one is very surprised about something Well I'll be darned! You actually showed up!
What does the term darned mean?
transitive verb. 1 : to mend with interlacing stitches. 2 : to embroider by filling in with long running or interlacing stitches. intransitive verb. : to do darning.
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