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given someone goss

given someone goss is the past participle of give someone goss.

Meaning of give someone goss

Verb

give someone goss (third-person singular simple present gives someone goss, present participle giving someone goss, simple past gave someone goss, past participle given someone goss)

  1. (US, archaic, slang) To beat or thrash someone.
    • An assistant about the theatre grappled him, and they were soon upon the floor engaged in a regular rough-and-tumble fight. Two-thirds of the foot-lights were at once kicked over, while shouts of "Fair play," "Turn 'em out," "Give him goss," "No gouging," were heard on all sides.1846, William Trotter Porter, A Quarter Race in Kentucky: And Other Sketches, page 115

Questions about given someone goss

What is given someone goss the past participle of?
Given someone goss is the past participle of give someone goss.

Words near given someone goss in the dictionary

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