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Meanings of darned in English

Expletives used informally as intensifiers.

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      Usage of darned in English
      1
      LED works just fine, and can produce a pretty darned good picture.
      Wired
      2
      This engraving presents a cuff of darned net in its actual width.
      The Art of Modern Lace Making
      3
      I work so darned hard that I barely have time to sleep.
      For the love of mike
      4
      You work so darned hard that you become country's first female millionaire.
      The Irish Times
      5
      The tablecloth was a very old one, darned in a score places.
      The Book of Snobs
      6
      It was still there: Brenda Perkins and that gosh-darned troublemaker Dale Barbara.
      Under the dome: a novel
      7
      Moreover, he was a darned fine fellow-oneof the best, in fact.
      Wild Wings: A Romance of Youth
      8
      It was deadline day and she had to finish that darned obituary.
      Bake sale murder
      9
      He was darned slick to take the time when Funnybone was away.
      A Master's Degree
      10
      I'm darned if I think you belong in the medical profession, either.
      The After House
      11
      But they made it so darned unpleasant for me that I enlisted.
      More Tish
      12
      He pulled the door shut and ran, muttering something about darned tourists.
      The Lookout Man
      13
      Dad says it's darned unpleasant for the victim, but they get it.
      Cities in Flight
      14
      Is it the gown, and the hat, and the old darned coat?
      Bessie's Fortune: A Novel
      15
      What We'd Buy: More than we need, because it's so darned cheap.
      Wired
      16
      I'm not staying in this gol darned country all on my lonesome.
      His Last Bow
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      United Kingdom
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      United States of America
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