darn

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  1. transitive verb To mend (a garment, for example) by weaving thread or yarn across a gap or hole.
  2. intransitive verb To repair a hole, as in a garment, by weaving thread or yarn across it.
  3. noun A hole repaired by weaving thread or yarn across it: a sock full of darns.
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  • "The first half we didn't tackle worth a darn, and in the second half we just made too many mistakes on offense." —  Latest News
  • -- I mean, darn -- good writing that also has a natural, comfortable relationship with faith. —  The Night Writer
  • If I were a kid again, I'd make a case for naming the darn thing Darwin. —  msnbc.com: Community
  • Their Indians don't understand english worth a darn, they don't listen to what you are saying and they hang up on you all the time.
  • They can't back up vocals worth a darn, they can't vamp / chunk worth a darn, they don't know many BG songs, their kick-offs are weak and they have a hard time playing decent breaks. —  Mandolin Cafe News
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goddam ·  durn ·  damn ·  goddamned ·  scary ·  all-fired ·  brainy ·  cute ·  funny ·  touchy ·  jolly ·  devilish

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darn:   darned
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Etymologies (5)

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  1. French dialectal darner, perhaps from Norman French darne, piece, from Breton darn.
  2. Alteration of damn.

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  1. Prob. of Celtic origin: from Welsh darnio, piece, also break in pieces, tear (= Bret, darnaoui, divide into pieces), from darn, a piece, fragment, patch, = Corn, and Breton darn, a fragment, piece, whence prob. F. darne, a slice (of some fishes).
  2. from darn, v.
  3. A minced form of damn.
 

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