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😠 Mild annoyance 🧵 To mend fabric 💸 A worthless thing 🧦 A fabric repair
darn

darn

5.9
A repair made by sewing over a hole in clothing
  • noun
  • /dɑrn/
translation icon : zurcido
  • The old socks had several darns that her grandmother had sewn over the years.

Examples

  • "There are no darns in Mere's linens, Scarlett," she said.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • She made a darn in her sweater to cover the small hole left by a moth.

  • When he wore his favorite sweater too often, he knew he would need to add a few darns to keep it looking nice.

Synonyms

mend
vsdarn
12 3.0

A repair to something that is broken or torn

is narrower, naming a sewn fix over a hole in a garment

Idioms

darn it
  • Informal
17 8.4

A short phrase people say when they feel frustrated or disappointed

darn tootin'
  • Slang
2 9.9

A phrase you say when you strongly agree or feel sure

Surface Forms

darn singular
darns plural

Etymology

Darn began as a sewing word for the small patch you make by weaving thread over a hole, like making a tiny cloth net to hide the damage. So a darn is a repair made by sewing over a worn or torn place in clothing.