as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
nobody gave a darn about us when we were poor, but now that we are rich, we have friends we never knew about!
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also durn
as in freaking
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
I can't seem to tie this darn shoe
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Recent Examples of darn
Darren Franich,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
If only that darned Joseph Stalin hadn’t come along.
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Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Fiona Landers,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
Helles Real won this whole darn thing in 2023, so that 2 seed is well-earned.
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Rasputin Todd,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Much is made of the iconography of the character of Mary Poppins — one of cinema's most famous, hyperbole be darned — but perhaps not enough is owed to how Julie Andrews, on the cusp of 30, simultaneously brought green charisma and decades of wisdom to the magical, practical nanny.
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Darren Franich,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
If only that darned Joseph Stalin hadn’t come along.
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Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Just get the darn curler and invoke Hathor!
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Fiona Landers,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
Helles Real won this whole darn thing in 2023, so that 2 seed is well-earned.
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Rasputin Todd,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for darn
Noun
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And if that is to be the case, most Chicagoans do not give a damn whether the team goes to Arlington Heights or Hammond.
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In a world of drivers mostly ruled by their corporate sponsors, Busch was an otherworldly talent who simply did not give a damn.
Verb
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Where the most hopelessly corny sayings are painstakingly stitched into the equivalent of cloth graph paper by women who believe in the sayings and give the plaques to people who do not believe in the sayings.
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With the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, some have also used it to raise funds for people there or stitched designs to focus attention on Palestinian suffering in the enclave.
Adjective
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There’s gonna be some comedy at the beginning and then there’s gonna be freaking reggaeton!
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That itself should be a freaking movie.
Noun
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Their hoots and hollers drowned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s explanation of how a title defense fell short.
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Periodically, Spider-Noir is, indeed, a hoot.
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The nerves can be sutured back together to minimize pain, Bank said, but most breast surgeons haven’t been trained to do this.
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The company says the system would be able to perform hemorrhage control, wound repair, chest decompression, shrapnel extraction, and field suturing, stabilizing the patient until evacuation can be carried out.
Adjective
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The two answer a royal summons to investigate a cursed palace whose secrets even the King cannot speak of openly.
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For years, a static skeletal figure sat atop a cursed pile of gold, but now, his story is coming to life thanks to the latest in Audio-Animatronic technology.
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According to an account of her testimony in Rolling Stone, Avila was left with severe scarring on her face and left arm, with limited mobility after surgeons grafted skin from her abdomen to repair her arm.
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Ndiaye’s season ended early after surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
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Their clothing must be cut and hand sewn to fit proper 18th-century styles.
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Another meaningful way to add a personal touch is to pick up needlepointing and sew your own throw pillows.
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“Darn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darn. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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