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gave a tin shit

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

Meaning of give a tin shit

Verb

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

  1. (vulgar) Synonym of give a shit.
    • Mother of God, those two didn't give a tin shit about anything.2016, Paul Ferrante, The Rovers, page 41
    Synonyms:
    give a shit

Questions about gave a tin shit

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

Words near gave a tin shit in the dictionary

  1. gave a rats
  2. gave a rip
  3. gave a shit
  4. gave a shite
  5. gave a sneck posset
  6. gave a tin shit
  7. gave about
  8. gave against
  9. gave an inch
  10. gave as good as one got
  11. gave away

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