Darn
adjective
Used to express annoyance, disappointment or anger.
That's a darn shame
Often appears as...
- darn good
- darn shame
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Informal
Colloquial
verb
To fix a hole in a garment by weaving thread or yarn across it.
She darned the holes in his socks
Often appears as...
- darn socks
- darn holes
adverb
Very, extremely. Used for emphasis.
It's darn cold outside
Often appears as...
- darn near
- darn well
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Used to express annoyance, disappointment or anger.
That's a darn shame
Often appears as...
- darn good
- darn shame
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To fix a hole in a garment by weaving thread or yarn across it.
She darned the holes in his socks
Often appears as...
- darn socks
- darn holes
adverb
Very, extremely. Used for emphasis.
It's darn cold outside
Often appears as...
- darn near
- darn well
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Frustration
Expresses mild irritation without using stronger curses, suitable in casual situations.
Darn, I left my keys at home again!
Pro Tip 2/3Softened Expletive
A polite alternative to 'damn', can be used around children or in public to avoid offense.
I can't believe we lost the game, darn it!
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Appropriateness
While common in North American English, 'darn' may not be understood or appreciated elsewhere.
He was darn excited, but his British friends were confused by the word.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Frustration
Expresses mild irritation without using stronger curses, suitable in casual situations.
Darn, I left my keys at home again!
Pro Tip 2/3Softened Expletive
A polite alternative to 'damn', can be used around children or in public to avoid offense.
I can't believe we lost the game, darn it!
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Appropriateness
While common in North American English, 'darn' may not be understood or appreciated elsewhere.
He was darn excited, but his British friends were confused by the word.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Frustration
Expresses mild irritation without using stronger curses, suitable in casual situations.
Darn, I left my keys at home again!
Pro Tip 2/3Softened Expletive
A polite alternative to 'damn', can be used around children or in public to avoid offense.
I can't believe we lost the game, darn it!
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Appropriateness
While common in North American English, 'darn' may not be understood or appreciated elsewhere.
He was darn excited, but his British friends were confused by the word.
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which is not something I'm willing to do, and it actually makes his life better as well as mine. And while we call these robot products -- it's a "robot vacuum cleaner, it's a robot lawnmower, it's a robot littler box," I think there's actually a bunch of other robots hiding in plain sight that have just become so darn useful
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Seeing a sustainable...
cities I would submit to you that all of these things are not only possible they're being done right now and that it's a darn good thing because right now our economy by and large operates as Paul Hawken said by stealing the future selling it in the present and calling it
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Fossil Record Mystery PIPE...
got the oldest representatives the oldest ancestors if you will to use the term very very loosely of these kinds of animals that's pretty darn exciting these new goby dinosaurs really help us to understand that they must have started out as very small animals and
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A new way to study the...
to get down to the ground truth structure, we're going to need to have even better technologies. My group, a couple years ago, started Why don't we do the opposite? If it's so darn complicated to zoom in to the brain, why can't we make the brain bigger?
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How China is (and isn't)...
It's pretty darn remarkable. And we see some evidence now that China's efforts on clean energy is actually having an effect, not just on air pollution reduction, but also on global climate change, where China has the world's largest carbon footprint.
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How a Woman's Donated...
come to a close and there was a sense of fulfillment there when we would talk about what was happening to her in the freezer I wanted to make darn sure she understood and she would oftentimes ask for a blanket I said Susan that's absurd
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Beyond the edge of the...
hundreds and hundreds of crown there's scaly foot gastropods mussels shrimp on the mid-atlantic ridge I want to talk a little bit about the shrimp they're pretty darn cool these guys form over the black smoker chimneys they're there
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Before Avatar ... a...
an alien world right here on Earth. I might not really go to an alien world on a spaceship someday -- that seemed pretty darn unlikely. But that was a world I could really go to, right here on Earth, that was as rich and exotic
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Death of King George VI...
that they'd heard so i said well martin that's frightening i cannot do a thing on a rumor like that i mean i just won't do anything and he said no i'm not suggesting he should darn went the phone i saw a radio
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An honest look at the...
call him. If you need to take in a boarder to help you pay your mortgage or pay your rent, do it. If you need to get food stamps, get the darn food stamps.
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What's it like to be a...
which is not something I'm willing to do, and it actually makes his life better as well as mine. And while we call these robot products -- it's a "robot vacuum cleaner, it's a robot lawnmower, it's a robot littler box," I think there's actually a bunch of other robots hiding in plain sight that have just become so darn useful
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Seeing a sustainable...
cities I would submit to you that all of these things are not only possible they're being done right now and that it's a darn good thing because right now our economy by and large operates as Paul Hawken said by stealing the future selling it in the present and calling it
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Fossil Record Mystery PIPE...
got the oldest representatives the oldest ancestors if you will to use the term very very loosely of these kinds of animals that's pretty darn exciting these new goby dinosaurs really help us to understand that they must have started out as very small animals and
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A new way to study the...
to get down to the ground truth structure, we're going to need to have even better technologies. My group, a couple years ago, started Why don't we do the opposite? If it's so darn complicated to zoom in to the brain, why can't we make the brain bigger?
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How China is (and isn't)...
It's pretty darn remarkable. And we see some evidence now that China's efforts on clean energy is actually having an effect, not just on air pollution reduction, but also on global climate change, where China has the world's largest carbon footprint.
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How a Woman's Donated...
come to a close and there was a sense of fulfillment there when we would talk about what was happening to her in the freezer I wanted to make darn sure she understood and she would oftentimes ask for a blanket I said Susan that's absurd
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Beyond the edge of the...
hundreds and hundreds of crown there's scaly foot gastropods mussels shrimp on the mid-atlantic ridge I want to talk a little bit about the shrimp they're pretty darn cool these guys form over the black smoker chimneys they're there
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Before Avatar ... a...
an alien world right here on Earth. I might not really go to an alien world on a spaceship someday -- that seemed pretty darn unlikely. But that was a world I could really go to, right here on Earth, that was as rich and exotic
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Death of King George VI...
that they'd heard so i said well martin that's frightening i cannot do a thing on a rumor like that i mean i just won't do anything and he said no i'm not suggesting he should darn went the phone i saw a radio
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An honest look at the...
call him. If you need to take in a boarder to help you pay your mortgage or pay your rent, do it. If you need to get food stamps, get the darn food stamps.
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Julian Edelman
American Athlete
Mr. Kraft and his family, they gave me an opportunity to come out and play in the NFL. And just to see the kind of role model Mr. Kraft is in the community, he's always around; he's here every day - darn near - he's very involved, and he's just a good man. Nothing but respect, and it starts at the top.
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Tom Glavine
American Athlete
I've been booed off the field, and I've been carried off the field by people cheering me. So I've seen both ends of it, and I can tell you the bad side of it gets a lot more attention than the good side does, but the good side is pretty darned good when it's on your side.
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Rod Laver
Australian Athlete
We were pretty darn good - fit and ready to play - but today's level is different. Those ground strokes are ever so much faster, coming back at you at a pretty good speed. Footwork-wise, you've got to be ready to hit that next shot. It's a tough time.
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Stephen Gostkowski
American Football Player
It's a high-pressure situation to be in my position, but I've kind of gravitated toward those positions in sports. It's nothing that I worry too much about. I'm not going to act like I have the most stressful job in the world. This is pretty darn fun.
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Janet Reno
American Public Servant
Sometimes we're tone-deaf in Washington, and we listen only to ourselves. We do not hear the cry of people who want answers, want action, want protection, and have some darn good ideas as to how to provide it if only we would listen.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
I'm interested in women's health because I'm a woman. I'd be a darn fool not to be on my own side.
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Nancy Astor
British Politician
Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have made it so darned unsafe for women.
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Jack London
American Novelist
Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the reverse gear?
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Pam Dawber
American Actress
I've always been quite a happy person, but when I'm low, I'm pretty darn low.
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Naomi Judd
American Musician
I'm a darned good listener.
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Julian Edelman
American Athlete
Mr. Kraft and his family, they gave me an opportunity to come out and play in the NFL. And just to see the kind of role model Mr. Kraft is in the community, he's always around; he's here every day - darn near - he's very involved, and he's just a good man. Nothing but respect, and it starts at the top.
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Tom Glavine
American Athlete
I've been booed off the field, and I've been carried off the field by people cheering me. So I've seen both ends of it, and I can tell you the bad side of it gets a lot more attention than the good side does, but the good side is pretty darned good when it's on your side.
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Rod Laver
Australian Athlete
We were pretty darn good - fit and ready to play - but today's level is different. Those ground strokes are ever so much faster, coming back at you at a pretty good speed. Footwork-wise, you've got to be ready to hit that next shot. It's a tough time.
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Stephen Gostkowski
American Football Player
It's a high-pressure situation to be in my position, but I've kind of gravitated toward those positions in sports. It's nothing that I worry too much about. I'm not going to act like I have the most stressful job in the world. This is pretty darn fun.
Quote examples
Janet Reno
American Public Servant
Sometimes we're tone-deaf in Washington, and we listen only to ourselves. We do not hear the cry of people who want answers, want action, want protection, and have some darn good ideas as to how to provide it if only we would listen.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
I'm interested in women's health because I'm a woman. I'd be a darn fool not to be on my own side.
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Nancy Astor
British Politician
Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have made it so darned unsafe for women.
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Jack London
American Novelist
Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the reverse gear?
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Pam Dawber
American Actress
I've always been quite a happy person, but when I'm low, I'm pretty darn low.
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Naomi Judd
American Musician
I'm a darned good listener.
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