darn
1- to mend, as torn clothing, with rows of stitches, sometimes by crossing and interweaving rows to span a gap.
- a darned place, as in a garment: an old sock full of darns.
Origin of darn
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2- to curse; damn: Darn that pesky fly!
- give a darn. damn(def 14).
Origin of darn
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Contemporary Examples of darn
But, darn it, here was a game of courage, passion, and skill.
If elected, his first goal for immigration would be to “build that darn fence.”
It is just still way too darn early for Kentuckians to care about an election just less than a year away.
For the dad, the film reinforced the notion that people need not really care a darn about most others.
This commercial is darn creative—and raises some interesting questions about human flexibility.
Historical Examples of darn
"Ah, don't you try to seem too darn' innocent," Roland snarled.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
Well,” said Richards, with a mouthful of it, “I call it darn good.
The Long Labrador TrailDillon Wallace
"Darn it all, I like to be friendly with my friends," he bluntly persisted.
Ruggles of Red GapHarry Leon Wilson
“You can put up your darn gun, inspector,” came the startling response.
The Law-BreakersRidgwell Cullum
If she wanted so darn much to keep him why didn't she take him then?
The Innocent AdventuressMary Hastings Bradley
darn
1- to mend (a hole or a garment) with a series of crossing or interwoven stitches
- a patch of darned work on a garment
- the process or act of darning
Word Origin for darn
darn
2- a euphemistic word for damn (def. 1), damn (def. 2), damn (def. 4), damn (def. 4), damn (def. 15)
Word Origin and History for darn
"to mend" c.1600, perhaps from Middle French darner "mend," from darne "piece," from Breton darn "piece, fragment, part." Alternative etymology is from obsolete dern (see dern). Related: Darned; darning.
tame curse word, 1781, American English euphemism for damn, said to have originated in New England when swearing was a punishable offense; if so, its spread was probably influenced by 'tarnal, short for Eternal, as in By the Eternal (God), favorite exclamation of Andrew Jackson, among others. Related: darned (past participle adjective, 1806); darndest (superlative, 1844).