darned
adjective
[ dɑːnd ]
• euphemism for damned.
• "you have to work a darned sight harder"
darn
verb
• mend (a hole in knitted material) by interweaving yarn with a needle.
• "I don't expect you to darn my socks"
Similar:
mend,
repair,
reinforce,
sew up,
stitch,
cobble,
botch,
patch,
vamp,
clout,
Origin:
early 17th century: perhaps from dialect dern ‘to hide’, which is from Old English diernan, of West Germanic origin; compare with Middle Dutch dernen ‘stop holes in (a dyke)’.
darn
adjective
• used to emphasize something, especially to express anger or frustration.
• "he was a darn sight younger than Jill"
darn
verb
• used in various expressions for emphasis or to express anger or frustration.
• "darn it all, Poppa!"
Origin:
late 18th century: euphemism for damn.
