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What in tarnation!?

An exclamatory phrase often utilized by those originating in the Southern United States, often having equivalence to "What the heck?"
"What in tarnation!? Are you using my hot sauce?"
a fancy way of saying extortion or getting something using force or threat.
Government: Taxation is the law, so give us money or be thrown in a cage.
Taxation by Truth Tree December 12, 2019
Guy1: man it’s tax season

Guy2: taxation is theft
taxation by Displaced Yinzer October 15, 2017

txtlation 

The art of deciphering a cell phone text message into proper English language.

The act of rendering an interpretation of an abreviated from of the written language or communication into a more understandable and proper form of the written language.
I received your message but obviously missed something in my txtlation of it since I had absolutely no clue what you we're talking about.
txtlation by Kaizen523 March 3, 2010

tardation 

n. The set of all things which are retarded. Used as part of an epithet when one observes something retarded going on.
What in tardation is going on in here??!?!
tardation by SkidMarkyMark June 11, 2006

Wot in Tarnation 

1) A southern slur used for saying what in damnation
2) A famous meme in which objects are depicted wearing a hat wot in________ation +related picture
1) When my sister told me she was cheating on me with dad, I yelled out "Wot in tarnation!"
2)Wot in 1080 pxs 60 fps Mia Khalifa rough interracial raw anal penetration?