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gave a goddamn

gave a goddamn is the simple past of give a goddamn.

Meaning of give a goddamn

Verb

give a goddamn (third-person singular simple present gives a goddamn, present participle giving a goddamn, simple past gave a goddamn, past participle given a goddamn)

  1. (vulgar) give a damn

Questions about gave a goddamn

What is gave a goddamn the simple past of?
Gave a goddamn is the simple past of give a goddamn.

Words near gave a goddamn in the dictionary

  1. gave a darn
  2. gave a fig
  3. gave a flying fuck
  4. gave a flying shit
  5. gave a fuck
  6. gave a goddamn
  7. gave a good account of oneself
  8. gave a good damn
  9. gave a good goddamn
  10. gave a hang
  11. gave a hoot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gave a goddamn (page history and authors); give a goddamn (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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