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given a shit

given a shit is the past participle of give a shit.

Meaning of give a shit

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!
    Synonyms:
    becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself, worry

Questions about given a shit

What is given a shit the past participle of?
Given a shit is the past participle of give a shit.

Words near given a shit in the dictionary

  1. given a light
  2. given a monkey's
  3. given a rat's arse
  4. given a rat's ass
  5. given a rats
  6. given a shit
  7. given a shite
  8. given a sneck posset
  9. given a tin shit
  10. given about
  11. given against

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