darn Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun something of little value
tinker's dam; tinker's damn; red cent; hoot; damn; shucks; shit.
- his promise is not worth a damn
- not worth one red cent
- not worth shucks
noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
mend; patch.
- her stockings had several mends
verb repair by sewing
- darn socks

OE. derne, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. darnio to piece, break in pieces, W. & Arm. to E. tear. Cf. Tear, v. t.

imperfect & past participle Darned ; present participle & verbal noun Darning

To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread.
He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockins. Swift.