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語源 1

A minced oath of damn.

形容詞

darn (not comparable)

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

同意語

• See Thesaurus:damned

派生語

• darn tootin'

副詞

darn (not comparable)

1. (degree, euphemistic) Damned.
   • 1948, Cole Porter, “Too Darn Hot”:

     But I ain't up to my baby tonight / 'Cause it's too darn hot

   • 2021 September 6, Zack Handlen, “Rick And Morty ends its fifth season looking for an escape hatch”, in AV Club‎:

     Of the two episodes, “Mortshall” is slightly weaker, while still being pretty darn good. I spent a lot of this season bemoaning the weaker entries, and like I said last time, it’s shit like this that makes me complain when stuff gets super dumb.

間投詞

darn

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

同意語

• See Thesaurus:dammit

派生語

動詞

darn (third-person singular simple present darns, present participle darning, simple past and past participle darned)

1. (transitive, euphemistic) Damn.

同意語

• dang
• damn

名詞

darn (plural darns)

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

   His opinion isn't worth a darn.

語源 2

From 中期英語 dernen (“to keep secret, hide, conceal (a hole)”), from 古期英語 diernan (“to hide, conceal”), from Proto-West Germanic *darnijan, from Proto-West Germanic *darnī (“hidden, secret”). Related to 古期英語 dyrne, dierne (“secret”, adjective).

動詞

darn (third-person singular simple present darns, present participle darning, simple past and past participle darned)

1. (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.

   • a. 1746 (date written), Jonathan Swift, “An Essay on the Fates of Clergymen”, in Thomas Sheridan, John Nichols, editors, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, […], new edition, volume V, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1801, →OCLC, page 116:

     He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in reading his courses, dozing, clipping papers, or darning his stockings; which last he performed to admiration.

   • 1920 August 27, Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “The Wind Blows”, in Bliss and Other Stories, London: Constable & Company, published 1920, →OCLC, page 141:

     Does Mother imagine for one moment that she is going to darn all those stockings knotted up on the quilt like a coil of snakes ? She's not.

使用する際の注意点

Predominantly used to describe repairs to stockings or socks. The frequency of references to both follows their general prominence, references to stockings being more historically prominent, references to socks being more recently prominent.

派生語

関連する語

• darning egg
• darning needle

名詞

darn (plural darns)

1. A place mended by darning.

Further reading

• Darning on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• DNAR, DNRA, Nard, RAND, Rand, andr-, nard, rDNA, rand, rdna