Darndest

/ˈdɑrndɪst/ adjective

Definition

The superlative form of 'darned,' meaning the most extraordinary, surprising, or remarkable thing imaginable.

Etymology

From 'darn,' a mild euphemistic substitute for 'damn' (itself from Old Norse 'dömn'), plus the superlative suffix -est. 'Darn' became popular in American English as a family-friendly alternative to profanity.

Kelly Says

Adults trying to avoid swearing in front of kids invented 'darn' as a safe substitute for 'damn,' and then they started using 'darndest' as slang for 'craziest'—it's like English speakers created a whole alternate curse vocabulary just to be polite!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በጣም አስ Virology
ba-tam as-vi-ro-lo-gi
ARالعربية
أعجب شيء
a-e-j-ib shay
BNবাংলা
সবচেয়ে অবাক
so-bache-ye abak
CACatalà
darndest
dar-ndest
CSČeština
nejpodivnější
nej-po-di-v-ni-ji
DADansk
mest forbavsende
mest for-bav-sen-de
DEDeutsch
das unglaublichste
das un-glaub-lich-ste
ELΕλληνικά
το πιο απίστευτο
to pyo-a-pis-te-u-to
ESEspañol
lo más increíble
lo mas in-cre-i-ble
FAفارسی
بی‌نظیرترین
bi-ne-zir-trin
FISuomi
hausinta
hau-sin-ta
FRFrançais
le plus incroyable
luh pleh in-cre-i-ble
GUGU
દાર્લિંગટોનિયા
dar-ling-ton-iya
HAHA
darndest
dar-ndest
HEעברית
הכי מדהים
ha-chi me-da-him
HIहिन्दी
सबसे अद्भुत
sab-se ad-bhut
HUMagyar
a legmeglepőbb
a leg-me-gle-po-bb
IDBahasa Indonesia
yang paling luar biasa
yan-g pa-ling lu-ar bi-sa
IGIG
darndest
dar-ndest
ITItaliano
il più incredibile
il piu in-cre-di-ble
JA日本語
最も驚くべき
mo-tsu o-do-ru-be-ki
KKKK
darndest
dar-ndest
KMKM
ប្រពៃណីបំផុត
bra-pra-vei-na-i-bam-phut
KO한국어
가장 놀라운
ga-jan nol-la-oun
MRMR
दार्लिंग्टनिया
dar-ling-ton-iya
MSBahasa Melayu
paling menakjubkan
pa-ling me-na-juk-kan
MYမြန်မာ
အကြီးဆုံး
a-kye-si-sone
NLNederlands
het meest verbazingwekkendste
het meest ver-baz-ing-wekk-en-des-te
NONorsk
mest forunderlig
mest for-un-der-lig
PAPA
ਦਾਰਲਿੰਗਟਨੀਆ
dar-ling-ton-iya
PLPolski
najbardziej niesamowity
na-ju-bo-le nie-sa-mo-wi-ty
PTPortuguês
o mais incrível
o mais in-cre-i-vel
RORomână
cel mai incredibil
cel mai in-cre-di-bil
RUРусский
самое невероятное
sa-moe ne-ve-ro-yat-noe
SVSvenska
mest förvånande
mest for-van-an-de
SWKiswahili
jambo zaidi
jam-bo za-i-ri
TAதமிழ்
சிறந்த
si-r-n-tha
TEతెలుగు
అతిశయో
a-ti-sha-yo
THไทย
สุดวิสัย
sut-wi-sai
TLTL
pinakamakapaniwala
pi-na-ka-ma-ka-pa-ni-wa-la
TRTürkçe
en inanılmaz
en i-nan-il-maz
UKУкраїнська
найнезвичайніше
na-y-ne-khy-vash-ne-she
URاردو
سب سے زیادہ غیر معمولی
sab se ziyada ghair-muammal
VITiếng Việt
ngạc nhiên nhất
ngac-nien-nhat
YOYO
darndest
dar-ndest
ZH中文
最不可思议的
zui bu-ke-shi-de
ZUZU
darndest
dar-ndest

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