intj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)n
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
yarn (twisted fibers for weaving)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
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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.