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What (who) is DARNED - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Darned; Darn (disambiguation)
Darned
·Impf & ·p.p. of Darn.
darned
(US also durned)
¦ adjective informal euphemism for damned.
darn
(darns, darning, darned)
1.
If you darn something knitted or made of cloth, you mend a hole in it by sewing stitches across the hole and then weaving stitches in and out of them.
Aunt Emilie darned old socks...
VERB: V n
• darning
...chores such as sewing and darning.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
People sometimes use darn or darned to emphasize what they are saying, often when they are annoyed. (INFORMAL)
There's not a darn thing he can do about it...
= damn, damned
ADJ: ADJ n [emphasis]
•
Darn is also an adverb.
...the desire to be free to do just as we darn well please...
ADV: ADV adj/adv
3.
You can say I'll be darned to show that you are very surprised about something. (AM INFORMAL)
'A talking pig!' he exclaimed. 'Well, I'll be darned.'
PHRASE [feelings]
Wikipedia
Darn
Darn may refer to:
- Darning, a sewing technique
- Darn, a minced oath for "damn"
Examples of use of DARNED
1. His workers loved him because he was too darned nice, and therefore too darned soft.
2. It‘s a darned sight better made than today‘s 300,000 cars.
3. "Snipers are still around, and they‘re darned effective," he said.
4. No, it didn‘t make sense, but darned if it didn‘t make for good TV.
5. If I do, indeed, turn 58 this summer, I‘ll be darned glad about it.