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Tabarnack 

Tabarnack is one of the strongest swearing word in french. It comes from "tabernacle" which was a word used in churches back when Quebec was Catholic.
The definition varies:
it can be used as an adjective meaning "a lot"
it can mean a simple swearing word such as "fuck, damnit"
it can be put in the middle of other swear to accentuate the anger
mon osti de tabarnack, ma te tuer!(Fucking asshole, i'll kill you)
tabarnack, t'étais où?(What the fuck, where were you?)
j'ai de l'argent en tabarnack!(I got a lot of money)
t'es belle en tabarnack! (You are incredibly pretty)
Tabarnack by whippette January 8, 2013
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Tabarnak 

Swear word used in the Canadian French slang language, it originated from the word "tabernacle", a cabinet in Christian churches containing what is needed to celebrate the Eucharist. It is the equivalent of "fuck" in its variety of uses, as it can be used as a noun, an adverb or simply an exclamation. It is commonly used as a way to amplify an emotion, most often a negative one, meaning it can be a form of insult.
- Mon tabarnak! / You fucker! (Noun, insult)
- C'était beau en tabarnak! / It was fucking beautiful! (Adverb) ~ Here we can see the use for either a positive emotion or a sarcastic one.
- Tabarnak! / Fuck! (Exclamation)
- Il était en beau tabarnak ~ Il était en colère. / He was fucking pissed. ~ He was angry. (Noun / Adverb) ~ Here, "tabarnak" is used as a noun (colère), but can only be translated to an adverb. If we translate it word by word: He was in pretty fuck.
Tabarnak by DeathSpreads August 28, 2017

tabarnacles 

Swear word used in the French Canadian version of Spongebob Squarepants.
Tabarnacles, Patrice, you forgot to pull up your pants again!
tabarnacles by Hugh G Rection August 10, 2006
Female Tarakian warrior from the groundbreaking 1981 cult hit "Heavy Metal". Taarna is one, if not The, most popular character from the film.
Taarna and her bird like to fly over canyons....
Taarna by themonican2005 September 18, 2005

Los Tabarnakos 

Derogatory term used to describe the very visible minority of lower-middle class French Canadians on holiday in the Sun (i.e. Cuba, Mexico, Florida)
Derived from tabarnak.
Let's not go to that beach, it'll be full of Los Tabarnakos.
Los Tabarnakos by ducon April 18, 2005

tabarnak 

Used as swear word (common in french Canadian slang) 'Tabarnak' has a variety of uses. It has nearly become an equivalent to "fuck" and its derivatives in how it is used. It can be used as an insult (when adressing someone),or to overstate/amplify an emotion/state of mind, or to express surprise-disgust, etc.
Mon/le -tabarnak- (in keeping with the fuck reference: you/that -fucker-) ~insult~
C'est beau en -tabarnak- (It's -fucking- pretty) ~to amplify, overstate~
tabarnak! (fuck!) ~to express surprise in response to a comment, for example~
tabarnak by sft June 6, 2005
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