durn
/dɜː(ɹ)n/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of dern (“a doorpost”).
noun
Abbreviation of duration.
Example Sentences
- "The older man eyed him for a moment bale fully. "I'm goin' to set 'em again," he replied, "and don't you touch 'em. I'm goin' to trap where I durn please. There's two of you, but you don't bluff me out, not any.""
- "These guys probably had a crudload of sand kicked in their faces in grade school, and now carry this primal sandbox grudge to the poli sci classroom, where they finally have the power over us durn bratty schoolkids."
- "How ya durn?"