given a shite
given a shite is the past participle of give a shite.
Meaning of give a shite
Verb
give a shite (third-person singular simple present gives a shite, present participle giving a shite, simple past gave a shite, past participle given a shite)
- To care; mind; consider important.
- I'd carry a sandwichboard only the girl in the office told me they're full up for the next three weeks, man. God, you've to book ahead, man, you'd think it was for the Carl Rosa. I don't give a shite anyway so long as I get a job, even as a crossing sweeper.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 16: Eumaeus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part III [Nostos], page 574
Questions about given a shite
- What is given a shite the past participle of?
- Given a shite is the past participle of give a shite.
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