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darn.

Damn.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɑɹn/General-American/daːn/New-England/dɑːn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Damn.

    euphemistic · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

A minced oath of damn.

intj/dɑɹn/General-American/daːn/New-England/dɑːn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Damn.

    euphemistic
Where this word comes from

A minced oath of damn.

verb/dɑɹn/General-American/daːn/New-England/dɑːn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Damn.

    euphemistic · transitive
Where this word comes from

A minced oath of damn.

noun/dɑɹn/General-American/daːn/New-England/dɑːn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Damn.

    euphemistic
    His opinion isn't worth a darn.
Where this word comes from

A minced oath of damn.

adv/dɑɹn/General-American/daːn/New-England/dɑːn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Damned.

    euphemistic · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

A minced oath of damn.

verb/dɑɹn/General-American/daːn/New-England/dɑːn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.

    transitive
    I need to darn these socks again.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English dernen (“to keep secret, hide, conceal (a hole)”), from Old English diernan (“to hide, conceal”), from Proto-West Germanic *darnijan, from Proto-West Germanic *darnī (“hidden, secret”). Related to Old English dyrne, dierne (“secret”, adjective).

noun/dɑɹn/General-American/daːn/New-England/dɑːn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A place mended by darning.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English dernen (“to keep secret, hide, conceal (a hole)”), from Old English diernan (“to hide, conceal”), from Proto-West Germanic *darnijan, from Proto-West Germanic *darnī (“hidden, secret”). Related to Old English dyrne, dierne (“secret”, adjective).

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