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garn

intj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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intj

Meaning 1

A response that expresses disbelief or mockery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Cockney, slang

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name

Meaning 2

A surname.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

yarn (twisted fibers for weaving)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A unit used to measure nausea. A score of one Garn means the sufferer is fully incapacitated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: no-plural

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History

Etymology

From go on.

From Middle English garne, from Old English ġearn. Compare also Danish and Old Norse garn. Doublet of yarn.