wot n tarnation

A meme that exploded in 2017. Tarnation originally came from a slang word for "damnation," which began in the 1700's.

Many people will take a picture of something and add a cowboy/country hat to it and say something that typically ends in "-tion."

tar·na·tion
noun & exclamation
used as a euphemism for “damnation.”

"wot n tarnation?"