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give a shit

Syllables: give·a·shit/ˈɡɪv ə ˌʃɪt/

give a shit verb: 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.

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!
    • "Do it badly," said the man, "who cares? Who gives a shit?"1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 114
    Synonyms:
    becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself, worry

give a shit meaning in Persian

give a shit in Persian

to care
اهمیت دادن ahammiyyat dâdan

Synonyms of give a shit

Forms of give a shit

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

Origin of give a shit

From give + a + shit.

Questions about give a shit

What does give a shit mean?
Give a shit means 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.
What is give a shit in Persian?
Give a shit in Persian is اهمیت دادن (ahammiyyat dâdan). See Give a shit meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is give a shit?
Give a shit is a verb.
How do you pronounce give a shit?
Give a shit is pronounced /ˈɡɪv ə ˌʃɪt/.
What is the past tense of give a shit?
The past tense of give a shit is gave a shit.

Words near give a shit in the dictionary

  1. give a monkey's
  2. give a rat's arse
  3. give a rat's ass
  4. give a rats
  5. give a rip
  6. give a shit
  7. give a shite
  8. give a sneck posset
  9. give a stuff
  10. give a tin shit
  11. give a tinker's cuss

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