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gave a rats

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

Meaning of give a rats

Verb

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

  1. (euphemistic) A shortened form of give a rat's arse.
    • “He doesn’t represent the views of the government,” Littleproud said. “I couldn’t give a rats what he said, it’s irrelevant, let’s just focus on those people that are out there that need our help.”2020 January 7, Sarah Martin, “Craig Kelly interview: senior government MPs distance themselves after Piers Morgan lashing”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2021

Questions about gave a rats

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

Words near gave a rats in the dictionary

  1. gave a knee
  2. gave a light
  3. gave a monkey's
  4. gave a rat's arse
  5. gave a rat's ass
  6. gave a rats
  7. gave a rip
  8. gave a shit
  9. gave a shite
  10. gave a sneck posset
  11. gave a tin shit

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