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1. Repair by sewing
   "darn socks"

1. Something of little value
   "his promise is not worth a darn"
   - damn, hoot, red cent [N. Amer], shucks, tinker's damn, tinker's dam [US]
    
2. Sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
   "her stockings had several darns"
   - mend, patch

1. Exclamation of annoyance
   - blast, bother [Brit], botheration, bummer, curses, dang [N. Amer], damn, damnation, dammit, damn it, dash [Brit], durn [US, dialect], drat, hang

Derived forms: darned, darning, darns

See also: darner, darning

Type of: bushel [US], doctor, fix, furbish up, ineptitude, mend, repair, restore, sewing, stitchery, touch on, worthlessness

Encyclopedia: Darn