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darned

/dɑːnd/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑːnd

verb darn'd

participle, past simple past and past participle of darn

adjective darneder · darnder · darnedest · darndest · darn'd

euphemistic A minced oath for damned, used to express contempt, exasperation, consternation, etc. towards someone or something. Those darned kids were round here again this morning.

adverb darn'd

not comparable Damned, extremely. That was darned nice of him, wasn't it?

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@misc{darned_2026,
  title = {darned},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/darned},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}