darn
Sew a sock
To darn is to mend fabric by weaving thread across a hole: She darned his socks by the fire.
The sweater needs darning at the elbow.
A darn is a mended place in fabric.
Separately, darn is a euphemism for damn, avoiding the mild profanity: Darn it, I missed the bus.
Darn tootin' is folksy American for "certainly." The mending verb and the euphemism are unrelated.
Join with thread
- patchMaterial covering damage
- stitchThread loop in fabric
- repairRestore to working order
- fixRepair or solution
needle · thread · yarn · wool · hole · sock · elbow · reinforce
Intense weary annoyance
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
disappointment · disbelief · dismay · vexation · aggravation · chagrin · consternation · incredulity
To high degree
- reallyIn actual fact
- extremelyTo an intense degree
- awfullyExtremely, often informally
- mightyHaving great power
quite · so · terribly · remarkably · incredibly · exceedingly · intensifier
sew
Join with thread
fix · needle · thread · yarn · wool · hole · sock · elbow · reinforce · weave
damn
Mild expletive
shoot · blast · heck · crap · tarnation · fudge · gosh · golly · jeez · shucks
exasperation
Intense weary annoyance
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
surprise · disappointment · disbelief · dismay · vexation · aggravation · chagrin · consternation · incredulity · impatience
very
To high degree
mighty · quite · so · terribly · remarkably · incredibly · exceedingly · intensifier
- darn itMild exclamation of frustration
- darn rightEmphatic affirmation phrase
- gosh darnSanitized expletive phrase
- I'll be darnedExclamation of mild amazement
- give a darnBe emotionally invested
- giving a darnFeeling concern about something