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gave a shit

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

Meaning of give a shit

Verb

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

  1. (vulgar) To care (about something or anything); especially, to care what someone else thinks or does, particularly in relation to what they think or say about the speaker.
    • You're going to get me fired? I don't give a shit!
    Synonyms:
    becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself, worry

Questions about gave a shit

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

Words near gave a shit in the dictionary

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

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