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give a rats

give a rats verb: a shortened form of give a rat's arse.

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

Forms of give a rats

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

Questions about give a rats

What does give a rats mean?
Give a rats means a shortened form of give a rat's arse.
What part of speech is give a rats?
Give a rats is a verb.
What is the past tense of give a rats?
The past tense of give a rats is gave a rats.

Words near give a rats in the dictionary

  1. give a man a fish
  2. give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
  3. give a monkey's
  4. give a rat's arse
  5. give a rat's ass
  6. give a rats
  7. give a rip
  8. give a shit
  9. give a shite
  10. give a sneck posset
  11. give a stuff

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