Drat vs Darn - What's the difference?
drat | darn |
To damn or curse.
* 1882 , The Japan Daily Mail (page 1129)
* 1999 , Guy Murchie, ''The Seven Mysteries of Life: An Exploration in Science & Philosophy - Page 14
A cry of anger or frustration
(euphemistic) Damn.
(degree, euphemistic) Damned.
(sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.
* Jonathan Swift
Darn is a synonym of drat.
In transitive terms the difference between drat and darn
is that drat is to damn or curse while darn is euphemism of damn.As an adjective darn is
damn.As an adverb darn is
damned.As a noun darn is
a place mended by darning.drat
English
Verb
(dratt)- That dratted cat's been in the vegetable patch again.
- Whereat Mr. Fussy Fumer, gravely displeased, hastens home and writes an anonymous letter to Mrs. Gamp, who joins him in dratting the 'imperent upstart,' and denouncing the incompetence of the police.
- And should you be one of those conventional persons who thinks of parasites as abnormal or perhaps goes so far as to drat the varmints, you may be surprised to discover, as I did, that parasites live both inside and outside most organisms in all the kingdoms, which makes parasitism thoroughly normal
Interjection
Synonyms
* crap! * damn! * goddammit!Anagrams
* ----darn
English
Etymology 1
Alteration ofAdjective
(-)Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* darn tootin'Adverb
(-)Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* darn tootin'Synonyms
* dang * damnEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- I need to darn these socks again.
- He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockings.