Darn

Pronunciation

• GenAm IPA: /dɑɹn/
• RP IPA: /dɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)n

Alteration of damn

Full definition of darn

Adjective

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Synonyms

Derived terms

• darn tootin'

Adverb

1. (degree, euphemistic) Damned.

Interjection

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Synonyms

Derived terms

• darn tootin'

Verb

1. (transitive) Euphemism of damn.

Synonyms

• dang
• damn

From Middle English dernen ("to keep secret, hide, conceal (a hole)"), from Old English diernan ("to hide, conceal"), from dierne ("secret"), from Proto-Germanic *darnijaz ("secret"). More at dern.

Verb

1. (transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.I need to darn these socks again.
• Jonathan SwiftHe spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockings.

Related terms

• darning needle

Noun

1. A place mended by darning.

Anagrams

• nard
• rand, Rand, RAND
• rDNA