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    [Noun]  | "yarn" | \ ˈyärn \


    1: a continuous often plied strand composed of either natural or man-made fibers or filaments and used in weaving and knitting to form cloth

    2: a similar strand of another material (such as metal, glass, or plastic)

    3: a narrative of adventures; especially : a tall tale

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English yerne, yarne "spun fiber," going back to Old English gearn, going back to Germanic *garna- (whence also Middle Dutch gaern, garen "spun fiber," Old High German & Old Norse garn), masculine noun probably from the same base as feminine *garnō "intestine" (whence Old Norse gǫrn, plural garnar "guts") and *garnja- (in Old English micgern, midirne "fat around the entrails of an animal," Old Saxon midgarni, Old High German mittigarni, with *midja- {see: |mid:1|mid:1}), going back to Indo-European *ǵhorH-n- (whence also Lithuanian žarnà "intestine" and Greek khordḗ "catgut, string of a musical instrument, sausage," in plural "guts, tripe," if altered from *khornḗ), suffixed o-grade derivative of *ǵhr̥H- "gut, cord made from animal intestines," whence Latin haru- "intestines" (in haruspex {see: |haruspex|haruspex}), Sanskrit híraḥ "band, strip," hirā́ "vein";

    [Noun]  | "spun yarn" 


    1: a textile yarn spun from staple-length fiber

    2: a small rope or stuff formed of two or more rope yarns loosely twisted and used for seizings especially on board ship

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Verb]  | "yarn" 


    1: to tell a yarn

    Origin: 1812 ;

    [Verb]  | "yarn-dye" | \ ˈyärn-ˌdī \


    1: to dye before weaving or knitting

    Origin: 1885 ;

    [Noun]  | "yarn" 


    1: a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally;


      * e.g., " ... Grandpa likes to tell yarns about when he was young "



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    2: a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel;


      * e.g., " ... a ripping yarn about space travel and alien monsters "



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     [ "yarn" ]

    1: 1) To tell a story, which more or less at any given moment contains a dubious amount of exaggeration. (To spin a yarn)

      * e.g.,  ... 1) To spin a yarn - "One time I saw this dog driving a car, and it was wearing a cape!" 

     [ "yarn" ]

    2: 2) To have conversation with someone, most likely pertaining to trivial matters.

      * e.g.,  ... 2)"I'll see you later on, we'll catch up and have a bit of a yarn" 

     [ "yarn" ]

    1: It is a lavish or artsy way of saying the Filipino word "iyan" or "yan", meaning "that" or "is that". Yarn is often used in the rhetorical questions, in order to address or emphasize the subject

      * e.g.,  ... "Pink yarn?" 

     [ "yarn" ]

    1: Fibre. Natural or synthetic, for example wool, nylon. Often found as one continuous thread bound into a ball, used for knitting.

      * e.g.,  ... "the damn kittens got my ball of yarn! how am i going to knit my leg warmers now!" 

     [ "yarn" ]

    1: Instead Of Yeah

      * e.g.,  ... nartwell: "Did you get that Joke?" 

     [ "yarn" ]

    2: or

      * e.g.,  ... spunkmeyer: "Yarn." 

     [ "yarn" ]

    3: Instead of Awesome

      * e.g.,  ... or 

     [ "yarn" ]

    1: The number one thing kittens can't resist playing with despite knowing the consequences; basically kryptonite but for kittens.

      * e.g.,  ... *rolls ball of yarn in front of kitten* 

     [ "yarn-on" ]

    1: A mental erection caused by the sight of either a beautiful skein of yarn or a remarkably well-made knitted object. Useful for knitting nerds only.

      * e.g.,  ... Man, that sweater was so gorgeous it gave me an instant yarn-on! 

     [ "Yarn" ]

    1: Yarn is a filipino slang used for teasing or describing.

      * e.g.,  ... Feeling handsome yarn?? ( Feeling gwapo yarn?? ) 

     [ "Yarn" ]

    1: Best editor in the world, I love him.

      * e.g.,  ... "Yarn is the best, I want to marry him". 

     [ "yarning" ]

    1: The process in which one envelopes another's place of residence to keep one from entering or leaving the premesis (An alternative of TPing). Best results when done creatively.

      * e.g.,  ... We went yarning last night and covered the whole porch, so they couldn't get out the next morning.  

     [ "Yarn" ]

    1: (Verb):

      * e.g.,  ... "Why are you throwing yarn at me?" 

     [ "Yarn" ]

    2: Generally insignificant and meaningless conversations or questions that are intentionally meant to provoke disgruntled responses; similar to a animal attacking a ball of yarn

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm not taking that yarn." 

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