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darn
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /d??n/
- (New England) IPA(key): /da?n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d??n/
- Rhymes: -??(?)n
Etymology 1
A minced oath of damn.
Adjective
darn (not comparable)
- (euphemistic) Damn.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:damned
Derived terms
- darn tootin'
Translations
Adverb
darn (not comparable)
- (degree, euphemistic) Damned.
Interjection
darn
- (euphemistic) Damn.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:dammit
Derived terms
- darn tootin'
Translations
Verb
darn (third-person singular simple present darns, present participle darning, simple past and past participle darned)
- (transitive) Euphemism of damn.
Synonyms
- dang
- damn
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English dernen (“to keep secret, hide, conceal (a hole)”), from Old English diernan (“to hide, conceal”), from dyrne, dierne (“secret”), from Proto-West Germanic *darn? (“hidden, secret”).
Verb
darn (third-person singular simple present darns, present participle darning, simple past and past participle darned)
- (transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.
- I need to darn these socks again.
- c. 1703-1720, Jonathan Swift, An Essay on the Fates of Clergymen
- He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockings.
Usage notes
Predominantly used to described repairs to stockings or socks. The frequency of references to both follows their general prominence with references to stockings being more historically prominent and references to socks being more recently prominent.
Related terms
- darning needle
Translations
Noun
darn (plural darns)
- A place mended by darning.
Further reading
- Darning on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- -andr-, DNAR, DNRA, Nard, RAND, Rand, andr-, nard, rDNA, rand, rdna
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darl
English
Etymology
Shortening.
Noun
darl (plural darls)
- (informal) darling (as a term of address)
- 2010, Joanna Neil, Lucy Clark, Posh Doc, Society Wedding / New Boss, New-Year Bride
- 'Hello, darl. This must be the newest addition to our family.' Melissa's attention was wrenched away from her confusing thoughts about Joss as she was enveloped in a warm hug from a woman just a little shorter than her.
- 2010, Joanna Neil, Lucy Clark, Posh Doc, Society Wedding / New Boss, New-Year Bride
Anagrams
- ARLD, LDAR, LRAD, Lard, lard
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