Darn Definition

därn
darned, darning, darns
verb
darned, darning, darns
To mend (cloth) or repair (a hole or tear in cloth) by sewing a network of stitches across the gap.
Webster's New World

Damn (the curse)

Webster's New World
To repair a hole, as in a garment, by weaving thread or yarn across it.
American Heritage
noun
darns
A hole repaired by weaving thread or yarn across it.
A sock full of darns.
American Heritage
A darned place in fabric.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
interjection
Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.
American Heritage

(euphemistic) Damn.

Wiktionary
adjective
Damn.
American Heritage
adverb

(degree, euphemistic) Damned.

Wiktionary

Origin of Darn

  • 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.

    From Wiktionary

  • French dialectal darner perhaps from Norman French darne piece from Breton darn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Alteration of damn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Alteration of damn

    From Wiktionary

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