darn

• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɑɹn/
• (New England) IPA^(key): /daːn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɑːn/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)n

minced oath of damn

darn (not comparable)

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

• See Thesaurus:damned

• darn tootin'

darn (not comparable)

1. (degree, euphemistic) Damned.

darn

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

• See Thesaurus:dammit

• darn tootin'

darn (third-person singular simple present darns, present participle darning, simple past and past participle darned)

1. (transitive) Euphemism of damn.

• dang
• damn

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

Darning.

darn (third-person singular simple present darns, present participle darning, simple past and past participle darned)

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 Swift

     He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockings.

• darning needle

darn (plural darns)

1. A place mended by darning.

• Darning on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• DNAR, DNRA, Nard, RAND, Rand, andr-, nard, rDNA, rand, rdna