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give a sneck posset

give a sneck posset verb: to give someone a cold reception; to close the door on someone; to reject them.

Verb

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

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To give someone a cold reception; to close the door on someone; to reject them.
    • She gave him a sneck posset.

Forms of give a sneck posset

third-person singular presentgives a sneck posset
present participlegiving a sneck posset
pastgave a sneck posset
past participlegiven a sneck posset

Origin of give a sneck posset

From sneck (“latch”) + posset (“curdle, turn”).

Questions about give a sneck posset

What does give a sneck posset mean?
Give a sneck posset means to give someone a cold reception; to close the door on someone; to reject them.
What part of speech is give a sneck posset?
Give a sneck posset is a verb.
What is the past tense of give a sneck posset?
The past tense of give a sneck posset is gave a sneck posset.

Words near give a sneck posset in the dictionary

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

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