Definitions for darndɑrn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

darndɑrn(v.t.)

  1. to mend with rows of stitches, sometimes by crossing and interweaving rows.

    Category: Clothing

  2. (n.)a darned place, as in a garment.

Origin of darn:

1590–1600; perh. to be identified with ME dernen to keep secret, conceal, OE (Anglian) dernan

darn′er(n.)

darndɑrn(adv.)

  1. Category: Informal

    Ref: damned.

  2. (v.t.)to curse; damn:

    Darn that pesky fly!

    Category: Informal

Origin of darn:

1775–85; see darned

Princeton's WordNet

  1. damn, darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's damn, tinker's dam(noun)

    something of little value

    "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"

  2. mend, patch, darn(verb)

    sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)

    "her stockings had several mends"

  3. darn(verb)

    repair by sewing

    "darn socks"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. darn(interjection)ɑrn

    indicates you are annoyed

    "Darn! I forgot again."; Darn it! There aren't any left.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Darn(verb)

    to mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread

  2. Darn(noun)

    a place mended by darning

  3. Darn(verb)

    a colloquial euphemism for Damn


Translations for darn

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

turf(noun)

rough grass and the earth it grows out of

He walked across the springy turf.

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