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darn

darn

1 7.9
A word people use to say something has very little value
  • noun
  • /dɑrn/
  • Informal
translation icon : porquería
  • I appreciate your tenacity, but I think Princess Pelosi is now sorting their mail, and frankly, my dear, I don't think they give a darn.
  • not worth a darn

Narcissists are masters at gaslighting and they don't give a darn about your reality.

Examples

  • Trouble was, he couldn't field or hit worth a darn.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I don't give a darn who he is or what he did or anything like that.

  • But the darn thing is not similar to that one.

  • But frankly, I have so many of these darn things it's wild.

  • And she is still the best darn change maker I have ever known.

  • So why does nobody want to buy the darn bonds?

  • If we want to erase this circle, here is the whole darn thing.

  • It seems that those on Wall Street don't give a darn about anyone but themselves.

    Blog text (23)
  • These old shoes are just a darn waste of space in my closet.

  • I don't care about those darn problems; let's focus on solutions instead.

Synonyms

shit
vsdarn
  • Offensive
9.9

Something worthless or untrue that people say to you

is a milder negative term used to stress worthlessness in ordinary speech
damn
vsdarn
  • NSFW
398 6.6

Something of little or no value, often in negative phrases

is used to emphasize worthlessness rather than simply appear in negatives
hoot
vsdarn
  • Informal
35 5.5

Something of little or no value

is used broadly in negative constructions without being tied to a set phrase
red cent
vsdarn
  • Informal
5 6.3

A very small amount of money, often meaning nothing at all

is used to describe worthlessness of things rather than only small sums
tinker's damn
vsdarn
  • NSFW
2 9.9

Something of little or no worth

is used in negative constructions specifically to stress worthlessness rather than amount
shucks
vsdarn
  • Slang
1 9.7

A thing that has little or no value

is used in negative constructions more generally not only in set expressions
tinker's dam
vsdarn
  • Archaic
9.9

Something of very little or no value

is used in negatives to stress worthlessness rather than general labeling

Antonyms

770 3.5

A useful quality, skill, or person that helps someone succeed

676 1.1

Valuable items like gold or jewels that people keep

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

How Valuable

treasure
676 1.1
asset
770 3.5
item
1.0
trifle
18 4.6
darn
  • Informal
1 7.9

Surface Forms

darn singular
darns plural

Etymology

Darn as a noun meaning 'something worthless' comes from using a softer word instead of the stronger damn, and it shows that a thing is of no value. That's why saying something is 'not worth a darn' means it is not worth caring about.