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give a tinker's cuss

give a tinker's cuss verb: to be interested in something; to give a shit.

Verb

give a tinker's cuss (third-person singular simple present gives a tinker's cuss, present participle giving a tinker's cuss, simple past gave a tinker's cuss, past participle given a tinker's cuss)

  1. (UK, intransitive) to be interested in something; to give a shit
    • I don't give a tinker's cuss about your opinions, I'm doing it my way.
    Synonyms:
    becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself, worry

Synonyms of give a tinker's cuss

Forms of give a tinker's cuss

third-person singular presentgives a tinker's cuss
present participlegiving a tinker's cuss
pastgave a tinker's cuss
past participlegiven a tinker's cuss

Questions about give a tinker's cuss

What does give a tinker's cuss mean?
Give a tinker's cuss means to be interested in something; to give a shit.
What part of speech is give a tinker's cuss?
Give a tinker's cuss is a verb.
What is the past tense of give a tinker's cuss?
The past tense of give a tinker's cuss is gave a tinker's cuss.

Words near give a tinker's cuss in the dictionary

  1. give a shit
  2. give a shite
  3. give a sneck posset
  4. give a stuff
  5. give a tin shit
  6. give a tinker's cuss
  7. give a tinker's damn
  8. give a toss
  9. give about
  10. give against
  11. give ale

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