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give a good damn

give a good damn verb: to give a damn.

Verb

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

  1. To give a damn
    • The complicit solidarity of people who don't give a good damn about each other.1984 August 18, Susie Day, “Rude Lessons in NYC”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 6, page 12

Forms of give a good damn

third-person singular presentgives a good damn
present participlegiving a good damn
pastgave a good damn
past participlegiven a good damn

Questions about give a good damn

What does give a good damn mean?
Give a good damn means to give a damn.
What part of speech is give a good damn?
Give a good damn is a verb.
What is the past tense of give a good damn?
The past tense of give a good damn is gave a good damn.

Words near give a good damn in the dictionary

  1. give a flying shit
  2. give a fuck
  3. give a gaf
  4. give a goddamn
  5. give a good account of oneself
  6. give a good damn
  7. give a good goddamn
  8. give a gun
  9. give a hang
  10. give a hell
  11. give a hoot

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