Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To mend (a garment, for example) by weaving thread or yarn across a gap or hole.
- intransitive verb To repair a hole, as in a garment, by weaving thread or yarn across it.
- noun A hole repaired by weaving thread or yarn across it.
- interjection Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.
- adverb & adjective Damn.
- transitive verb To damn.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To mend by filling in a rent or hole with yarn or thread (usually like that of the fabric) by means of a needle; repair by interweaving with yarn or thread.
- Same as
dern . - noun A darned patch.
- To damn (when used as a colloquial oath): commonly used as an exclamation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A place mended by darning.
- transitive verb A colloquial euphemism for
damn . - transitive verb To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread.
- transitive verb See under
Last . - transitive verb (Zoöl.) Any species of dragon fly, having a long, cylindrical body, resembling a needle. These flies are harmless and without stings. [In this sense, usually written with a hyphen.] Called also
devil's darning-needle .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive, sewing To
repair bystitching withthread oryarn , particularly by using aneedle to construct aweave across a damaged area offabric . - adjective euphemistic
Damn . - adverb degree, euphemistic
Damned . - interjection euphemistic
Damn . - verb transitive Euphemism of
damn .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb repair by sewing
- noun something of little value
- noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Otherwise it reads as an aggressive attack without just cause. on January 5, 2008 at 12: 41 am | Reply notellin darn IG got in first, should not have typed so much on January 5, 2008 at 1: 18 am | Reply Southern town cop
Final Fantasy « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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Maybe I'm being near-sighted here, but I can't name a darn mystery author, one who solely writes mysteries, who'd pull in those numbers to a live gig.
Fame 2008
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Maybe I'm being near-sighted here, but I can't name a darn mystery author, one who solely writes mysteries, who'd pull in those numbers to a live gig.
May 2008 2008
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Maybe I'm being near-sighted here, but I can't name a darn mystery author, one who solely writes mysteries, who'd pull in those numbers to a live gig.
Fame 2008
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I'd worked with her before on Alias and she's always happy and always pleasant to everyone really and when she swears she says thing like 'darnit' and 'darn' - now even The Waltons go a bit (further).
unknown title 2009
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Keep this compulsory redistribution of wealth up from those who make it to those who'd like it, and they orta just call the darn things
Neptunus Lex 2008
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Come on now, "gotcha" and "darn" - these are the words we want to hear from a VP?
WordPress.com News 2008
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_'a la Labrador_ (alias darn goods), followed by black coffee.
The Long Labrador Trail Dillon Wallace 1901
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I can tell you growing up my Grama didn't have a problem with us kids saying "darn" but she hit the roof if you said "damn" or "shut up" for that matter.
Does "Frick" = "Fuck"? Tyler 2009
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` ` We sort of got frustrated a little bit and said 'darn' and got two techs, '' Paul said.
USATODAY.com 2008
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