what in tarnation

An exclamation used to emphasize surprise, shock, anger, disgust, etc. Just what in tarnation is going on here? Aw, what in tarnation! I just had this fixed, and now there's a dent in it! What in tarnation! Don't sneak up on me like that!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zara (1)	ZAHR-ə	English (Modern)
Virgilius	-	Late Roman
Pallu	PAL-yoo (English)	Biblical
Bohumila	-	Czech
Mari (1)	MAH-ree (Finnish), mah-REE (Swedish)	Welsh, Breton, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Nona	['nəunə]