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give a darn

give a darn is the euphemistic form of give a damn.

Meaning of give a damn

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal, sometimes, vulgar) To be concerned about, have an interest in, to care (about something).
    • He doesn't give a damn about your child's painting, he's just interested in the gold frame.
    Synonyms:
    becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself, worry

Synonyms of give a darn

Forms of give a darn

third-person singular presentgives a darn
present participlegiving a darn
pastgave a darn
past participlegiven a darn

Questions about give a darn

What is give a darn the euphemistic form of?
Give a darn is the euphemistic form of give a damn.

Words near give a darn in the dictionary

  1. give 110%
  2. give a bad name
  3. give a bugger
  4. give a crap
  5. give a damn
  6. give a darn
  7. give a dog a bad name and hang him
  8. give a fig
  9. give a flying crap
  10. give a flying fuck
  11. give a flying shit

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Adapted from Wiktionary: give a darn (page history and authors); give a damn (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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