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Barned vs Darned - What's the difference?

barned | darned |

As verbs the difference between barned and darned

is that barned is (barn) while darned is (darn) see.

As an adjective darned is

(euphemistic) a minced oath for damned .

As an adverb darned is

(degree) damned, extremely.

barned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (barn)

    • barn

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) bern, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
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  • (label) A unit of surface area equal to 10-28 square metres.
  • An arena.
    • Derived terms
    * barnstar * barnstorm * barnyard * barn dance * barn door * barn owl * barn-raising * born in a barn * raised in a barn * smell the barn

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lay up in a barn.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Men often barn up the chaff, and burn up the grain.
    (Fuller)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) barn, bern, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialect, parts of Northern England) A child.
    • Synonyms
    * (child) bairn

    Anagrams

    * * English syncopic forms ----

    darned

    English

    Alternative forms

    * darn'd

    Verb

    (head)
  • (darn) See

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (euphemistic) A minced oath for damned

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • (degree) Damned, extremely
    • That was darned nice of him, wasn't it?
    He is do darned pig-headed.

    Anagrams

    * English degree adverbs