YARN Meaning of YARN in English n. & v.n. 1 any spun thread, esp. for knitting, weaving, rope-making, etc. 2 colloq. a long or rambling story or discourse. v.intr. colloq. tell yarns. [ OE gearn ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012