Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 darned · IPA /dɑːnd/ 01 adj. an intensifying expletive; a eupehmism for damned; as, for no darned reason at all. 1. an intensifying expletive; a eupehmism for damned; as, for no darned reason at all. Also: damned Syn. blasted, blessed, damn, damned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, gosh-darned.